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Westfield Junior School

Primary · Hinckley · LE10 0LT

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 11 March 2025

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At a glance

357 pupils · 93% of 385 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
27.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
10.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
9.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
8.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.westfield-jun.leics.sch.uk
URN
119928

In figures

At its inspection on 11 March 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

83 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
59%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
7%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
106
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school59%
Median of its 12 closest peers60%
Leicestershire average63.1%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Churchfield Primary SchoolBarnsley · 72 miles awayGood80%
Wickham Church of England Primary SchoolFareham · 113 miles awayExpected standard43%
Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary SchoolPontefract · 79 miles awayGood73%
Burton End Primary AcademyHaverhill · 82 miles awayGood57%
Shawclough Community Primary SchoolRochdale · 83 miles awayGood63%
Moor Park Primary SchoolBlackpool · 113 miles awayGood44%
Woodhall Primary SchoolSudbury · 95 miles awayGood78%
Stradbroke Primary AcademyGreat Yarmouth · 131 miles awayGood87%
Mount Pleasant PrimaryShrewsbury · 59 miles awayNeeds attention55%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolKeighley · 94 miles awayNo current grade71%
Millfield Primary SchoolNorth Walsham · 117 miles awayNeeds attention46%
Caslon Primary Community SchoolHalesowen · 30 miles awayRequires improvement52%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: SEN unit.

SEN unit
25 of 25 places taken full, or over capacity

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 74% (Leicestershire 73%, England 60%) · Any other White background 8% (Leicestershire 4%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Leicestershire 2%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 3% (Leicestershire 7%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Leicestershire 2%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Leicestershire 1%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Leicestershire 2%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Leicestershire 1%, England 3%) · Any other Black background 1% (Leicestershire 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Leicestershire 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Leicestershire 2%, England 2%) · Black African 1% (Leicestershire 2%, England 5%) · Not recorded 1% (Leicestershire 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
9.9%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.42 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Leicestershire: 2.10 suspensions and 0.02 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
24.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

96% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 3% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

66.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 8.1 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £51,629; 11.1% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£7,173
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 74% (76%) · premises 10% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (3%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £883,345; in-year balance +£61,313

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher20.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications27.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work24.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways28.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health35.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier45.5%62.3%
Social housing40.7%17.1%
Privately rented13.5%20.5%
Detached houses18.8%22.9%
Flats30.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms10.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van32%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01025856 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£245,000438 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£194,000–£298,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (90)£342,000
Semi-detached (229)£250,000
Terraced (77)£192,000
Flat (42)£125,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
15an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
4an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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