Desford Community Primary School

Hinckley and Bosworth · LE9 9JH

General information Primary School · 5-11 years Who goes here 385 pupils, 12.5% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted and results

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Desford Community Primary School

General Information

Address: Kirkby Road, Desford, Leicester, LE9 9JH – View on map
Phone: 01455822379
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Colin Wilson
Age range: 5-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 43 families put it first for 45 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 10 · 2025 10 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

385 pupils out of 420 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 48
% eligible for free school meals: 12.5%
Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (similar to the Hinckley and Bosworth average)
English as an additional language: 3% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 19.3% a year (Hinckley and Bosworth 12.1%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 32% moved to another school, 68% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Leicestershire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 3 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 3 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Leicestershire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 3.6%
Persistently absent pupils: 3.7%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 14.3%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 19 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 11 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 10 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 8 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 6 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Severe learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 71% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 4% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 9 percentage points above the Hinckley and Bosworth average (62%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 57% against an expected 65%)
3-year average (expected standard): 57%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 78% · Writing 76% · Maths 82% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 86%
Average test scores: reading 107, maths 108
Based on: 49 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolHinckley and Bosworth averageEngland↗ Improving Up 17 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 9 percentage points above the Hinckley and Bosworth average (62%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 7th of 30 junior and primary schools in the area

#6Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage72%
=7Burbage Junior School71%
=7Desford Community Primary School71%
=9Lady Jane Grey Primary School70%
=9Thornton Primary School70%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Elizabeth Woodville Primary School87%
=2St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding82%
=2St Peter's Church of England Primary School (Market Bosworth)82%
#4Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy80%
#5Hinckley Parks Primary School74%
#6Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage72%
=7Burbage Junior School71%
=7Desford Community Primary School71%
=9Lady Jane Grey Primary School70%
=9Thornton Primary School70%
=11Dove Bank Primary School67%
=11Higham-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School67%
#13Mercenfeld Primary School66%
=14Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy65%
=14Townlands Church of England Primary School65%
#16Richmond Primary School63%
#17Sheepy Magna Church of England Primary School61%
#18Westfield Junior School59%
#19Ratby Primary School58%
=20Barlestone Church of England Primary School57%
=20Martinshaw Primary School57%
#22St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley56%
#23Witherley Church of England Primary School53%
#24Congerstone Primary School52%
#25Barwell Church of England Junior School48%
#26Stanton Under Bardon Community Primary School47%
#27Newlands Community Primary School43%
#28Battling Brook Primary School41%
#29Newbold Verdon Primary School31%
#30St Simon and St Jude CofE Primary School30%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,924 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

20th of 28 primary schools in Hinckley and Bosworth for spending per pupil

#18Hinckley Parks Primary School£6,004
#19Battling Brook Primary School£5,995
#20Desford Community Primary School£5,924
#21Ratby Primary School£5,749
#22St Simon and St Jude CofE Primary School£5,651

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Hollycroft Primary School£11,404
#2Newbold Verdon Primary School£9,546
#3Stanton Under Bardon Community Primary School£7,960
#4Sheepy Magna Church of England Primary School£7,958
#5Martinshaw Primary School£7,147
#6Witherley Church of England Primary School£7,019
#7St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley£7,009
#8Thornton Primary School£6,760
#9Congerstone Primary School£6,690
#10Townlands Church of England Primary School£6,650
#11Newlands Community Primary School£6,600
#12Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy£6,564
#13Dove Bank Primary School£6,516
#14St Peter's Church of England Primary School (Market Bosworth)£6,475
#15Elizabeth Woodville Primary School£6,258
#16Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage£6,204
#17Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy£6,099
#18Hinckley Parks Primary School£6,004
#19Battling Brook Primary School£5,995
#20Desford Community Primary School£5,924
#21Ratby Primary School£5,749
#22St Simon and St Jude CofE Primary School£5,651
#23Richmond Primary School£5,610
#24Mercenfeld Primary School£5,585
#25Higham-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School£5,190
#26Barlestone Church of England Primary School£4,864
#27St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding£4,837
#28Lady Jane Grey Primary School£4,184

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