Ashby Road, Gaddesby, Leicester LE7 4WF
10 reasons to choose Gaddesby Primary School
Top line
Gaddesby Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Leicester and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Gaddesby Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 5 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 16 members of Bradgate Education Partnership. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Gaddesby Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 26 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Gaddesby Primary School ranks in the top 38% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 39% of schools.
The Gaddesby Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips for Years 2, 4 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Gaddesby Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Gaddesby Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are staggered by age group from 8.30/8.45am to 3.00/3.15pm, and can be longer with after school clubs.
Find another school near Gaddesby Primary School
Ratcliffe College Prep School (5.6 miles); St Crispin’s Preparatory School (12.1 miles); Leicester Preparatory School (12.4 miles).
Thrussington Church of England Primary School (4 miles); Frisby Church of England Primary School (4.1 miles); Asfordby Hill Primary School (6.5 miles).
Ratcliffe College (5.6 miles); St Crispin’s Grammar School (10.6 miles); Leicester High School for Girls (11.1 miles).
Soar Valley College (7.7 miles); Rushey Mead Academy (8 miles); Babington Community College (9.8 miles).