Martinshaw Primary School
Forest Rise, Groby, Leicester, LE6 0BBOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Martinshaw Primary School is a primary school in Leicester for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 324 schools in Leicestershire. It ranks 78th of 138 primary schools in Leicester. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in January 2016.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 13 January 2016, report published 4 February 2016
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 3 July 2024
Pupils are proud of their school. They believe in the new school values of respect, kindness, resilience, aspiration, uniqueness and confidence. Pupils work hard to live out these values in their work and play. They strive to earn a stamp on their values chart. They are keen to receive a wristband for each of the values. When all of these have been achieved, pupils are awarded the highly prized 'values ambassador' lanyard. The school is caring and welcoming. Staff have high expectations of pupils; they know each pupil's strengths and talents. They support pupils when they find things hard, both academically and personally. Pupils like their teachers and trust them to keep them safe. Staff greet pupils warmly at the start of the school day. Pre-school children separate happily from their parents and carers at the start of the school day. They waste no time getting stuck into their learning activities. Across the school, pupils enjoy learning. They appreciate that they have their own tablet computers and agree that they help them to learn well. Pupils talk enthusiastically about the school's impressive outdoor spaces. Children in the early years have a picnic in the school woods. They whittle their own sticks to toast their marshmallows over a fire. The school is a happy place.
What the school should improve
- The school has not fully reviewed the wider curriculum to check that it is effectively enabling pupils to acquire the knowledge they need for the next stage in their education. The adaptations and, where needed, changes that need to be made to the curriculum to maximise pupils' learning have not yet been fully made. The school should ensure that this work is completed so that they can assure themselves that over time pupils know and remember more and can connect their learning across subjects.
- A few pupils do not live up to the school's high expectations that everyone will be respectful in their work and play. When this happens, it upsets other pupils and they worry about how they will be treated. The school should ensure that pupils who do not demonstrate the school's key values of respect and kindness are supported, and challenged, to model these qualities to the same high standard as their peers.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
28 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
197 pupils on roll, with places for 315
Schools near Martinshaw Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Woodville Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 87% met the expected standard |
| Lady Jane Grey Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 70% met the expected standard |
| Ratby Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 58% met the expected standard |
| Newtown Linford Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 60% met the expected standard |
| Glenfield Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 57% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Proudman
- Phone
- 01162876749
- Address
- Forest Rise, Groby, Leicester, LE6 0BB
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- URN
- 119925
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.