Water Leys
Primary School
Admissions
Admissions - Applying for a place
'Children get off to a secure start in the Reception Year... they are well prepared for key stage 1.'
Ofsted, April 2024
Our Amazing School
Water Leys is an extremely popular primary school. We have places for 420 pupils from FS2 to Year 6 with spaces for 60 pupils (2 classes of 30) in each year group. We can admit children into classes at any point in the school year, if we have spaces. We also take many children out of our catchment area.
Come and find out what makes our school such a wonderful place to learn and grow by booking a tour. Please contact our school office by phoning 0116 2884135 to make an appointment.
Do you have a child starting school in September 2026?
Parents of children born between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022 have until 15 January 2026 to apply for a primary school place for the academic year starting in September 2026.
If you would like to visit Water Leys to meet with the Co-Headteachers and see our wonderful school in action we are holding open events as follows:
Wednesday 17th September at 4.30pm
Thursday 2nd October at 9.30am
Saturday 11th October 10.00 - 11.00am
Tuesday 4th November at 1.30pm
Friday 28th November at 9.30am
Please ring the school office (0116 2884135) to book at place.
If you are unable to attend one of our open events but would like to find out more about our school, please contact the school office to book a tour at a different time.
Applications are welcome from families who live in and out of our catchment area. More than half of our pupils do not live in our catchment area.
All of our admissions are arranged through Leicestershire County Council. If you wish to apply for a place at Water Leys Primary School, please follow the link below:
http://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/popular-now/school-admissions/applying-for-a-school-place
You can also contact Leicestershire County Council in the following way:
Contact by Phone: 0116 3056684 Email: admissions@leics.gov.uk
Appeals for a Primary School place must be made through the Leicestershire Local Authority website.
https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/education-and-children/schools-colleges-and-academies/apply-for-a-school-place/appealing-a-school-place-decision
Applying for a place mid year for all year groups
We still have places available in some of our year groups so if you move into the local area or are looking to move your child mid year, please call our school office to find out if we have any places in the appropriate year group. Our office staff will then advise how to make an application to Leicestershire Local Authority and arrange for you to have a tour of the school.