Desford Community Primary School
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceNo overall grade
About the School
Desford Community Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–11, located in Leicestershire, East Midlands.
It currently serves 385 pupils. Desford Community Primary School is part of LIFE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2025
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Good
Quality ofeducation
Good
Personaldevelopment
Good
Behaviour &attitudes
Good
Early yearsprovision
Good
Academic Performance
Below average
Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24
- Reading, writing & maths
- 48%
- Higher standard
- 0%
- Reading score
- 107
- Maths score
- 105
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
47%Boys
53%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 5 – 11
- Deprivation band
- Less deprived
- Total pupils
- 385
- IDACI quintile
- 2 (More deprived)
- MAT name
- LIFE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Inspection history
2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 2025 | Good | Good | Good | Good | Not judged |
| 18 Oct 2012 | Good | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Good |
A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.
Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.
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