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. 1 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. 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.
Hinckley in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 11 schools in Hinckley first 578 times for 565 places: 1.02 first choices per place. 6 of the 11 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Wolvey CofE Primary School, to 2.32 miles.
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in Hinckley first 548 times for 561 places: 0.98 first choices per place. One of the 3 had more first choices than places.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
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.