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Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage

Community school · Hinckley · LE10 2DY

Ages 4–11 · 569 pupils · Leicestershire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

73%

Overall absence

4.5%

Admissions demand

1.02 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-11-01

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
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)73%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

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%+)8.9%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
497

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

1.02 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

60

Places offered

59

1st-preference offers

59

Total preferences (any rank)
156
Preferred offers (top 3)
59
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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%

569 pupils · 630 places

Pupils on roll
569
Boys / girls
285 / 284
School capacity
630
Capacity fill
569 / 630 (90%)
Free school meals
11.2%
FSM pupils
64
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Lawrence Lee

Location

Address
Sketchley Road, Burbage
Postcode
LE10 2DY
Town
Hinckley
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicestershire
District
Hinckley and Bosworth
Constituency
Hinckley and Bosworth
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 community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Hinckley, Leicestershire, 569 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 11.2%.

Open schools in Hinckley
18
Primary schools in Hinckley
13
Academies among open schools in Hinckley
50% (9)
Open schools in LE10
21
Primary in LE10
13
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.

Compare with theseAll in HinckleyNear LE10

  • Burbage Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Hinckley · LE10 2AD · Leicestershire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM12.1%

    0.7 miles away

  • Burbage Church of England Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Hinckley · LE10 2AE · Leicestershire

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM9.8%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • Westfield Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Hinckley · LE10 0LT · Leicestershire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM27.7%

    0.9 miles away

  • Westfield Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Hinckley · LE10 0JL · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM18.3%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • Hinckley Parks Primary School

    Ofsted: Strong standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Hinckley · LE10 1LP · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM15.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.4 miles away

  • Battling Brook Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Hinckley · LE10 0EX · Leicestershire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS249%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM15.1%
    • Demand1.00

    1.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Lawrence Lee
Telephone
01455238640
Website
www.sketchleyhill.leics.sch.uk

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