Overdale Junior School
Primary schoolOverdale Junior School is a primary school in Leicester, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 489 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, September 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 14 September 2022
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 62% of pupils at Overdale Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Leicester and 62% in England.
8% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Leicester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 8% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Overdale Infant SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade110 m
- Leicester Partnership SchoolPupil referral and alternative provision. Standards maintained, February 2025580 m
- St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), November 2022. 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)880 m
- Lancaster AcademySecondary. Good (overall), February 2024. Attainment 8 of 32.1 (2025/26, provisional)900 m
- Sir Jonathan North Girls' CollegeSecondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 52.9 (2025/26, provisional)910 m
- Leicester High School for GirlsIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Leicester
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).