Overdale Junior School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Eastcourt Road
 Knighton
 Leicester
 Leicestershire LE2 3YA
Telephone: 0116 288 3736

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 7-11)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2018
History: This school arose from Overdale Junior School
Trust: Oak Multi Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Hayley Holmes (since October 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Matt Evans (went to Maritime Academy)
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 22.39 / 13.1
Non-teaching Staff*: 21.65
Number of pupils: 480
Pupils Per Teacher: 21.4
Sex: Mixed (50% boys / 50% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 12.9% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 27.5%
Local child deprivation rate: 17.3% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 68.8%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 59.1%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 1.8km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Leicester
Constituency: Leicester South
Electoral Ward: Knighton
School Number: 8562263

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 11th September 2013 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Overdale Infant School (0.0km) show on map
  2. Water Leys Primary School (0.8km) show on map
  3. Leicester Partnership School (0.8km) show on map
  4. Lancaster Academy (1.0km) show on map
  5. Sir Jonathan North Girls' College (1.0km) show on map
  6. St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy (1.1km) show on map
  7. The Goldhill Learning Foundation (1.1km) show on map
  8. Leicester High School for Girls (1.3km) show on map
  9. Millgate School (1.4km) show on map
  10. Avenue Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  11. Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy (1.5km) show on map
  12. Marriott Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  13. Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy,... (1.6km) show on map
  14. Leicester Islamic Academy (1.7km) show on map
  15. Knighton Mead Primary Academy (1.7km) show on map
  16. Miller House School (1.8km) show on map
  17. Tudor Grange Samworth Academy (1.8km) show on map
  18. Fairfield Community Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  19. Langmoor Primary School Oadby (1.9km) show on map
  20. Leicester Preparatory School (1.9km) show on map
  21. St John the Baptist CofE Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  22. All Saints Church of England Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  23. Glenmere Community Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  24. WQE and Regent College Group (2.0km) show on map
  25. The Meadow Community Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  26. St Crispin's School (2.1km) show on map
  27. Little Hill Primary (2.2km) show on map
  28. Wigston College (2.3km) show on map
  29. Wigston Menphys Nursery School (2.3km) show on map
  30. Launde Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  31. Wigston Academy (2.4km) show on map
  32. Wigston Birkett House Community Special School (2.4km) show on map
  33. Montrose School (2.6km) show on map
  34. Granby Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  35. Leicester College (2.6km) show on map
  36. Land of Learning Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  37. Eyres Monsell Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  38. Medway Community Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  39. Evington Valley Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  40. Madani Girls' School (2.8km) show on map
  41. Madani Boys School (2.8km) show on map
  42. Hazel Community Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  43. Avicenna School (2.9km) show on map
  44. Rolleston Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  45. Leicester Therapeutic School (2.9km) show on map
  46. Brocks Hill Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  47. South Wigston High School (2.9km) show on map
  48. Parkland Primary School South Wigston (2.9km) show on map
  49. Mayflower Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  50. Gartree High School (3.1km) show on map
  51. The Children's Hospital School (3.2km) show on map
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  55. Linden Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  56. Crown Hills Community College (3.2km) show on map
  57. Al-Islamia Institute for Education (3.2km) show on map
  58. Sparkenhoe Community Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  59. Imam Muhammad Adam Institute Boys School (3.2km) show on map
  60. Coleman Primary School (3.3km) show on map
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  62. Beauchamp City Sixth Form (3.3km) show on map
  63. Thythorn Field Community Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  64. Manor High School (3.5km) show on map
  65. Brookside Primary School (3.5km) show on map
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  67. Moat Community College (3.5km) show on map
  68. Ash Field Academy (3.6km) show on map
  69. Spinney Hill Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  70. Ellesmere College (3.6km) show on map
  71. Judgemeadow Community College (3.8km) show on map
  72. Woodland Grange Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  73. Jameah Academy (3.9km) show on map
  74. Imperial Avenue Infant School (3.9km) show on map
  75. Fullhurst Community College (3.9km) show on map
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  77. Whitehall Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  78. Oaklands School (4.0km) show on map
  79. Shaftesbury Junior School (4.0km) show on map
  80. Glen Hills Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  81. Jameah Boys Academy (4.1km) show on map
  82. Al-Aqsa Schools Trust (4.1km) show on map
  83. Folville Junior School (4.1km) show on map
  84. Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy (4.2km) show on map
  85. Bridge Junior School (4.2km) show on map
  86. Shenton Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  87. King Richard III Infant and Nursery School (4.2km) show on map
  88. The Imam Muhammad Adam Institute School (4.2km) show on map
  89. Krishna Avanti Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  90. St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy (4.3km) show on map
  91. Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy (4.3km) show on map
  92. Indie Education (4.3km) show on map
  93. Darul Madinah Leicester Ltd (4.3km) show on map
  94. Caldecote Community Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  95. Cherryleas Assessment Centre (4.3km) show on map
  96. Castle Mead Academy (4.4km) show on map
  97. The City of Leicester College (4.4km) show on map
  98. Ravenhurst Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  99. Green Lane Infant School (4.4km) show on map
  100. St Barnabas CofE Primary School (4.4km) show on map
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