Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy
Barkby Thorpe Lane, Leicester, LE4 8GP
232 pupils · 68% of 341 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Free school meals
- 14.7%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
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 21 May 2025, published 25 June 2025. 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 | 53% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 25 | 23 | 75 | 25 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 23 | 22 | 71 | 23 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 33 | 33 | 79 | 33 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 28 | 25 | 68 | 28 |
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
- Eastfield Primary School 0.5 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Church Hill Infant School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Church Hill Church of England Junior School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- The Merton Primary School 1.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Sandfield Close Primary School 1.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Riverside Community Primary School Birstall 2.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · 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.