What did Ofsted judge Ratby Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Ratby Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in September 2014 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in February 2024 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Ratby Primary School?

Ratby Primary School has 359 pupils on roll.

What ages does Ratby Primary School take?

Ratby Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Ratby Primary School located?

Ratby Primary School is located in Leicester, LE6 0LN, Leicestershire.

How do I apply to Ratby Primary School?

Ratby Primary 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 far from Ratby Primary School were places offered?

The furthest place offered at Ratby Primary School for 2017-18 (Reception) was 8.602 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

How are Reception places decided at Ratby Primary School?

When Ratby Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children who are looked after and those children who were previously looked after children. (See note i.); 2. Pupils who live in the catchment area. (See note ii.); 3. Pupils who have a sibling (see note iii) already attending Ratby Primary School and who will still be attending the school at the point of entry, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point.

What is the largest ethnic background at Ratby Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 81.9% of pupils at Ratby Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Ratby Primary School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

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How far did offers reach?

8.602miles

was the furthest place offered for 2017-18 (Reception). The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

Last distance offered at Ratby Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at Ratby Primary 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.

1Children who are looked after and those children who were previously looked after children. (See note i.)
2Pupils who live in the catchment area. (See note ii.)
3Pupils who have a sibling (see note iii) already attending Ratby Primary School and who will still be attending the school at the point of entry.
4Pupils who have a serious medical condition or exceptional social or domestic needs that make it essential they attend the school requested. (Professional documentation confirming the situation must be submitted with the application.) (See note iv.)
5Pupils living nearest to the school measured in a straight-line distance (home to school front gate). (See note v.)

Read 2026-09-12 from the school's own published admission arrangements. The criteria are printed as a two-column table (rank, criterion) that plain text extraction scrambles, so they were taken from the table structure itself. The school is named in the criteria text, confirming the document belongs to it. The host disallows automated fetching of this path, so the document was retrieved through the operator browser.

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.

Ratby Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Ratby Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Ratby Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in September 2014 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in February 2024 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Ratby Primary School?: Ratby Primary School has 359 pupils on roll.
What ages does Ratby Primary School take?: Ratby Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is Ratby Primary School located?: Ratby Primary School is located in Leicester, LE6 0LN, Leicestershire.
How do I apply to Ratby Primary School?: Ratby Primary 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 far from Ratby Primary School were places offered?: The furthest place offered at Ratby Primary School for 2017-18 (Reception) was 8.602 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.
How are Reception places decided at Ratby Primary School?: When Ratby Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children who are looked after and those children who were previously looked after children. (See note i.); 2. Pupils who live in the catchment area. (See note ii.); 3. Pupils who have a sibling (see note iii) already attending Ratby Primary School and who will still be attending the school at the point of entry, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point.
What is the largest ethnic background at Ratby Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 81.9% of pupils at Ratby Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How far did offers reach?

8.602miles

was the furthest place offered for 2017-18 (Reception). The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

Last distance offered at Ratby Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at Ratby Primary 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.

1Children who are looked after and those children who were previously looked after children. (See note i.)
2Pupils who live in the catchment area. (See note ii.)
3Pupils who have a sibling (see note iii) already attending Ratby Primary School and who will still be attending the school at the point of entry.
4Pupils who have a serious medical condition or exceptional social or domestic needs that make it essential they attend the school requested. (Professional documentation confirming the situation must be submitted with the application.) (See note iv.)
5Pupils living nearest to the school measured in a straight-line distance (home to school front gate). (See note v.)

Ratby Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Ratby Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Ratby Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in September 2014 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in February 2024 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Ratby Primary School?: Ratby Primary School has 359 pupils on roll.
What ages does Ratby Primary School take?: Ratby Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is Ratby Primary School located?: Ratby Primary School is located in Leicester, LE6 0LN, Leicestershire.
How do I apply to Ratby Primary School?: Ratby Primary 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 far from Ratby Primary School were places offered?: The furthest place offered at Ratby Primary School for 2017-18 (Reception) was 8.602 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.
How are Reception places decided at Ratby Primary School?: When Ratby Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children who are looked after and those children who were previously looked after children. (See note i.); 2. Pupils who live in the catchment area. (See note ii.); 3. Pupils who have a sibling (see note iii) already attending Ratby Primary School and who will still be attending the school at the point of entry, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point.
What is the largest ethnic background at Ratby Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 81.9% of pupils at Ratby Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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