Ellistown Community Primary School
Community primary school in Coalville (Leicestershire).
KS2 RWM expected
70%
▲ 8pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
80%
▲ 5pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
90%
▲ 16pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
80%
▲ 8pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.3%
▲ 0.5pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
23.4
▲ 2.7 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
16.0%
▼ 9pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
98%
206 / 210 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Ellistown Community Primary School is a primary school located in Coalville, Leicestershire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 203 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 262. The school is led by Mrs Simone Fellows.
Enrichment
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- Cool Milk
- New Starters August 2025
- About KS1 and KS2 SATS
- Healthy Schools
- School Nurse
- FEPS Group
- Ellistown Buddies
- Forest School
- English
- Early Reading and Phonics
- Maths
- Art and Design Technology (DT)
- Computing
and 7 more
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 119914
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Constituency
- North West Leicestershire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Clive Taylor | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2026 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew Johnson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Karen Hollis | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Kirsty Robinson | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Kash Hanif | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Rachel Yafai | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Rebecca Davies | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Naomi Jayne | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Ellen Parker Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Liz Rollins Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record