School admissions in Hinckley
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Reception places, September 2026
11 schools. 6 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollycroft Primary School | 1.36 | 28 | not published |
| Battling Brook Primary School | 1.24 | 58 | not published |
| Richmond Primary School | 1.10 | 60 | not published |
| Wolvey CofE Primary School | 1.10 | 30 | 2.322 miles |
| Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 1.07 | 30 | not published |
| Burbage Church of England Infant School | 1.04 | 89 | not published |
| Sharnford Church of England Primary School | 1.00 | 5 | not published |
| Hinckley Parks Primary School | 0.98 | 88 | not published |
| Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage | 0.93 | 82 | not published |
| Westfield Infant School | 0.85 | 73 | not published |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley | 0.68 | 22 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
3 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Redmoor Academy | 1.06 | 218 |
| Hastings High School | 0.95 | 185 |
| The Hinckley School | 0.91 | 158 |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.