Meadow Court Road, Earl Shilton, Leicester LE9 7FF
10 reasons to choose Townlands Church of England Primary Academy
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Townlands Church of England Primary Academy has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Leicester and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 7 miles.
School fundamentals
Townlands Church of England Primary Academy is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Church of England academy converter faith school. It is a Single Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection.
Average class size
Townlands Church of England Primary Academy has two classes per year, and an average class size of 23 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Townlands Church of England Primary Academy achieves above average attainment results. By the same measure, progress scores are around the national average.
The Townlands Church of England Primary Academy curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Townlands Church of England Primary Academy
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Townlands Church of England Primary Academy
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.40am to 3.05pm. Breakfast club from 7.45am and after school clubs may extend the day to 4.00pm.
Find another school near Townlands Church of England Primary Academy
Emmanuel Christian School, Leicester (7.6 miles); St Crispin’s Preparatory School (11.1 miles).
Sharnford Church of England Primary School (5.5 miles); Badgerbrook Primary School (7.6 miles); Inglehurst Junior School (8 miles).
Dixie Grammar School (6.9 miles); St Crispin’s Grammar School (11 miles).
Heath Lane Academy (1 mile); Hastings High School (4.2 miles); Thomas Estley Community College (6.1 miles).