Shaftesbury Junior School
Primary schoolShaftesbury Junior School is a primary school in Leicester, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 239 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), February 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 8 February 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
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, 58% of pupils at Shaftesbury Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Leicester and 62% in England.
0% 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 | 58% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 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- King Richard III Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), April 2024340 m
- Castle Mead AcademySecondary. Outstanding (overall), October 2023. Attainment 8 of 46.3 (2025/26, provisional)880 m
- Imperial Avenue Infant SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2023950 m
- Fullhurst Community CollegeSecondary. Good (overall), September 2023. Attainment 8 of 39.0 (2025/26, provisional)960 m
- Dovelands Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, September 2026: safeguarding met. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- The Children's Hospital SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding, October 20231.1 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).