Avenue Primary School
School Name: Avenue Primary School Address: Avenue Road Extension Town/City: Leicester County: Leicestershire Postcode: LE2 3EJ Telephone Number: 0116 270 8326 Website: www.avenue.leicester.sch.uk/
Phase: Primary (ages 3-11) Type: Community school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2006
Headteacher: Mrs Jennifer Goddard
Capacity: 553
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 545 (51% boys & 49% girls)
Enrollment: 99% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 18.3%
URN: 131002
DfE Number: 856/3435
UKPRN: 10075284
UPRN: 2465181606
Region: East Midlands (E12000004)
District: Leicester (E06000016)
Constituency: Leicester South (E14001327)
Electoral Ward: Castle (E05010463)
Easting & Northing: 459738E, 302262N
Latitude & Longitude: 52° 36' 55.76" N 1° 7' 8.36" W
Plus Code: 9C4WJV8J+5C
DfE Record: View record
- WQE and Regent College Group (0.6km)
- St John the Baptist CofE Primary School (0.6km)
- St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.7km)
- St Crispin's School (0.7km)
- Millgate School (0.8km)
- Leicester Islamic Academy (0.8km)
- Leicester Preparatory School (0.8km)
- University of Leicester (0.8km)
- Leicester Partnership School (0.8km)
- Sir Jonathan North Girls' College (1.0km)
Predecessor schools†
- Nadeem Adam - Governor. Appointed on 9 November 2022 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 8 November 2026.
- Prof Huw Barton - Governor. Appointed on 14 June 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 13 June 2026.
- Mr Edward Chester - Chair of Governors. Appointed on 26 September 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 25 September 2027.
- Mr Peter Daniel Coles - Governor. Appointed on 3 December 2025 (Nominated by LA and appointed by GB). Term runs until 3 December 2028.
- Miss Sally Davis - Governor. Appointed on 9 February 2024 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 8 February 2027.
- Miss Katharine Friedmann - Governor. Appointed on 11 December 2024 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 10 December 2027.
- Mrs Jennifer Goddard - Governor. Appointed on 6 January 2025 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
- Mrs Bernadette Green - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 20 September 2029.
- Ms Katie King - Governor. Appointed on 25 September 2022 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 24 September 2026.
- Abigail Mansfield - Governor. Appointed on 25 September 2022 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 24 September 2026.
- Councillor Melissa March - Governor. Appointed on 20 September 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 19 September 2026.
- Dr Amandeep Samrai - Governor. Appointed on 8 December 2023 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 7 December 2027.