Primary school in Leicester
Taylor Road Primary School
Taylor Road, St Matthews Estate, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 2JP
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 28 January 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 612
- Places
- 656
- How full
- 93% full — 612 of 656 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 294 / 318
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Leicester 018E, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 20%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 35%
- Households owning their home
- 24%
- Households in social housing
- 57%
- Households with no car
- 52%
- Adults economically inactive
- 51%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- ASPIRE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Anna Grant-Thomas
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Ward
- Wycliffe
- Constituency
- Leicester South
- URN
- 152042
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darul Madinah Leicester LtdOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.2 mi |
| Catherine Junior SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 43% | 0.3 mi |
| Catherine Infant SchoolCommunity school | No grade | — | 0.4 mi |
| Charnwood Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 67% | 0.4 mi |
| Shenton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2020 | 61% | 0.4 mi |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 66% | 0.6 mi |
| Bridge Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2022 | 43% | 0.6 mi |
| Green Lane Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 0.6 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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