King Richard III Infant and Nursery School
How close did you need to live?
0.424miles
was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2026-27 (Reception). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.
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How places are decided at King Richard III Infant and Nursery School
When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.
- 1Looked after / previously looked after children — Children in the care of a local authority within England or who were previously in the care of a local authority within and outside of England (see note 1).
- 2Medical/social needs — Children who have a serious medical condition or exceptional social or domestic needs that make it essential they attend the school requested (see note 2).
- 3Catchment + sibling — Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the infant or primary school with a sibling at the school or the linked junior school, who will still be on roll when the applicant starts school (see note 3).
- 4Outside catchment + sibling — Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the infant or primary school with a sibling at the school or linked junior school, who will still be on roll when the applicant starts school (see note 3).
King Richard III Infant and Nursery School: key facts
- What did Ofsted judge King Richard III Infant and Nursery School's overall effectiveness to be?
- Ofsted judged King Richard III Infant and Nursery School's overall effectiveness as Requires improvement at its inspection in April 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
- How many pupils attend King Richard III Infant and Nursery School?
- King Richard III Infant and Nursery School has 269 pupils on roll.
- What ages does King Richard III Infant and Nursery School take?
- King Richard III Infant and Nursery School admits pupils aged 3 to 7.
- Where is King Richard III Infant and Nursery School located?
- King Richard III Infant and Nursery School is located in Leicester, LE3 5PA, Leicester.
- How do I apply to King Richard III Infant and Nursery School?
- King Richard III Infant and Nursery School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
- How close do you need to live to get into King Richard III Infant and Nursery School?
- On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at King Richard III Infant and Nursery School was 0.424 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
- How are Reception places decided at King Richard III Infant and Nursery School?
- When King Richard III Infant and Nursery School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — Children in the care of a local authority within England or who were previously in the care of a local authority within and outside of England (see note 1); 2. Medical/social needs — Children who have a serious medical condition or exceptional social or domestic needs that make it essential they attend the school requested (see note 2); 3. Catchment + sibling — Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the infant or primary school with a sibling at the school or the linked junior school, who will still be on roll when the applicant starts school (see note 3), and 4 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Within each criterion priority will be given to children living closest to the school, as measured on a straight-line basis using a geographical information system measuring from the Geo-code reference point from the child's home address to the Geo-code reference point for the school.
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If two applications tie: Within each criterion priority will be given to children living closest to the school, as measured on a straight-line basis using a geographical information system measuring from the Geo-code reference point from the child's home address to the Geo-code reference point for the school.
Local-authority coordinated default oversubscription criteria for Leicester City Council's community and voluntary-controlled schools (the council is the admission authority). Some community/voluntary-controlled schools in this authority apply catchment-area, feeder-school or priority-area variants — check the individual school for its exact arrangements. This is a directory of individual school admission arrangements for Leicester City Council infant/primary schools for 2027-28 entry. Most community/VC schools share a common 7-criterion pattern (as extracted), but some (e.g. Abbey Mead, Forest Lodge, Heatherbrook, Humberstone, Kestrel Mead, Knighton Mead, North Mead, Overdale, Rowlatts Mead, Thurnby Mead, Uplands, Willowbrook Mead, Woodstock) use an 8-criterion variant splitting looked-after England/outside-England and catchment-sibling by in/out catchment separately. Faith schools (CofE, Catholic, Sikh) and some academies (Avanti Fields, Krishna Avanti, Falcon's, Queensmead, Tudor Grange Samworth, Braunstone, Braunstone Frith, Mowmacre Hill, Hope Hamilton, St John the Baptist, Belgrave St Peter's, St Peter's) have their own distinct, differing criteria and are own admission authorities, not following the council default.
Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.
What is the largest ethnic background at King Richard III Infant and Nursery School?According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 29% of pupils at King Richard III Infant and Nursery School are recorded as Indian. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab. 