King Richard III Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Leicester
Andrewes Street, Leicester, LE3 5PA
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 23/04/2024
Application demand
67%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.5%
12.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
269
Capacity used
Has space85%
318 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
67%
1st preference success rate
60 of 89 families who put it first got an offer
60
Places offered
144
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 89 | 60 | ● 67% |
| 2nd preference | 33 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 16 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 6 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 144 | 60 | 42% |
1st preference success by year
Leicester lets families list 4 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Elizabeth Smith
- Address
- Andrewes Street, Leicester, LE3 5PA
- Phone
- 01162621905
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Ward / constituency
- Westcotes · Leicester West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 120017
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 76% | — | — |
| SEN support | 4% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
269 pupils · 318 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
23 April 2024
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessEarly years Requires improvement Personal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Requires improvement - 22
07 December 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 141 pupils
Attendance
94.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
12.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Leicester council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.