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Spinney Hill Primary School

Community school · Leicester · LE5 5EZ

Ages 3–11 · 687 pupils · Leicester

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

74%

Overall absence

6.0%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2023-01-15

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)74%
Higher standard (RWM)12%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
109.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
111.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.8%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.2%
Enrolments in measure
576

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

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

82

Places offered

84

1st-preference offers

82

Total preferences (any rank)
106
Preferred offers (top 3)
84
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 fill100%

687 pupils · 689 places

Pupils on roll
687
Boys / girls
369 / 318
School capacity
689
Capacity fill
687 / 689 (100%)
Free school meals
15.5%
FSM pupils
99
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Catherine Stretton

Location

Address
Ventnor Street
Postcode
LE5 5EZ
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicester
District
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester South
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
SEN unit
SEN unit places
12 on roll / 12 capacity

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 3–11, in Leicester, Leicester, 687 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 15.5%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Open schools in Leicester
229
Primary schools in Leicester
153
Academies among open schools in Leicester
56% (128)
Open schools in LE5
45
Primary in LE5
24
Open schools in Leicester LA
142
Primary in Leicester LA
82

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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    • FSM21.4%

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  • Mayflower Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM11.8%
    • Demand0.93

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  • Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

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    • KS267%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM27.3%

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  • Uplands Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 2–7

    • Absence7.0%
    • FSM14.0%
    • Demand0.94

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  • Coleman Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM22.1%
    • Demand0.98

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  • Green Lane Infant School

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    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM16.0%
    • Demand0.98

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  • St Barnabas CofE Primary School

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    Leicester · LE5 4BD · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM17.1%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Catherine Stretton
Telephone
01162737047
Website
www.spinneyhill.leicester.sch.uk/

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