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Church Hill Church of England Junior School

Primary · Leicester · LE4 8DE

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Strong standard

Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)

The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.

Safeguarding: MetCurriculum & teaching: Strong standardAchievement: Strong standardAttendance & behaviour: Strong standardPersonal development: Strong standardInclusion: Strong standardLeadership & governance: Strong standardEarly years: Not applicablePost-16: Not applicable

Inspected 16 June 2026 · report published 16 October 2026

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At a glance

238 pupils · 66% of 360 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
20.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
33.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
16.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.churchhill-jun.leics.sch.uk
URN
138930

In figures

At its report-card inspection on 16 June 2026, under the system Ofsted introduced in November 2025, the Achievement area was judged Strong standard. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
57%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
2%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
103
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
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 school57%
Median of its 12 closest peers57.5%
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
Carterton Primary SchoolCarterton · 67 miles awayRequires improvement50%
Steeton Primary SchoolKeighley · 91 miles awayOutstanding73%
Pearl Hyde Community Primary SchoolCoventry · 23 miles awayGood56%
Whinmoor St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolLeeds · 82 miles awayGood62%
St Urban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyLeeds · 82 miles awayGood75%
St Nicolas C.E. Junior SchoolNewbury · 89 miles awayGood54%
St Simon's Catholic Primary SchoolStockport · 65 miles awayGood50%
The Ryde SchoolHatfield · 73 miles awayGood69%
Field End Junior SchoolRuislip · 82 miles awayGood59%
Abbey CofE AcademyDaventry · 29 miles awayGood56%
St Kentigern's Catholic Primary SchoolBlackpool · 113 miles awayNo current grade42%
Willen Primary SchoolMilton Keynes · 45 miles awayGood73%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Asian Indian 44% (Leicestershire 7%, England 4%) · White British 38% (Leicestershire 73%, England 60%) · Any other White background 5% (Leicestershire 4%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Leicestershire 2%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Leicestershire 2%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Leicestershire 2%, England 2%) · Black African 2% (Leicestershire 2%, England 5%) · 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%) · 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)
4.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
10.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

6.56 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
22.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

87% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 3% moved to another state school · 10% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

50% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.3 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 £54,237; 25% 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 (2024-25)

This school£6,664
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £561,000; in-year balance +£132,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher27%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications24%18.1%
In managerial or professional work22%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways16.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health45.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier86.3%62.3%
Social housing2.5%17.1%
Privately rented11.2%20.5%
Detached houses12.7%22.9%
Flats1.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms22.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van13.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01025764 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£260,000301 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£220,000–£300,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (64)£318,500
Semi-detached (147)£265,000
Terraced (72)£222,500
Flat (18)£132,500

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
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
10an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an 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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