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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 144749

Hallam Fields, Birstall

Free schools · Leicester · LE4 3LL

Ages 4–11 · 190 pupils · Leicestershire

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

79%

Overall absence

4.5%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-05-21

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)79%
Higher standard (RWM)14%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
113.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.6%
Unauthorised2.2%
Authorised absence
2.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
182

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

29

Places offered

29

1st-preference offers

29

Total preferences (any rank)
87
Preferred offers (top 3)
29
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill90%

190 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
190
Boys / girls
91 / 99
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
190 / 210 (90%)
Free school meals
14.7%
FSM pupils
28
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Multi-faith
Governance
Academy trust: LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Academy trust
LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Sponsor
Lionheart Academies Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Ifat Sultana

Location

Address
Long Meadow Way, Birstall
Postcode
LE4 3LL
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicestershire
District
Charnwood
Constituency
Mid Leicestershire
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed free schools (primary), Ages 4–11, in Leicester, Leicestershire, 190 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 14.7%. Religious character: Multi-faith.

Open schools in Leicester
229
Primary schools in Leicester
153
Academies among open schools in Leicester
56% (128)
Open schools in LE4
37
Primary in LE4
27
Open schools in Leicestershire LA
328
Primary in Leicestershire LA
231

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE4 2WF · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM23.3%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Mowmacre Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Leicester · LE4 2NG · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM55.9%
    • Demand1.00

    1.3 miles away

  • Beaumont Lodge Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE4 1DT · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM30.7%
    • Demand1.03

    1.3 miles away

  • Woodstock Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE4 2GZ · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS243%
    • Absence8.2%
    • FSM43.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Ifat Sultana
Telephone
01162670550

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