Mercenfeld Primary School
Oakfield Avenue, Markfield, LE67 9WG
235 pupils · 73% of 324 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- BRADGATE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Free school meals
- 16.6%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 31 October 2023, published 3 December 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 66% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 2% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.33 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 40 | 57 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 29 | 28 | 48 | 29 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 41 | 41 | 52 | 41 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 34 | 32 | 48 | 34 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 25 | 25 | 35 | 25 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 35 | 34 | 46 | 35 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 26 | 24 | 29 | 26 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 44 | 42 | 50 | 44 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Stanton Under Bardon Community Primary School 2.3 km · Some aspects not as strong (2024)
- Newtown Linford Primary School 2.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Thornton Primary School 3.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Martinshaw Primary School 3.7 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Ratby Primary School 4.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Elizabeth Woodville Primary School 4.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.