Primary school in Hinckley, Leicestershire
Westfield Infant School
Ashford Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 0JL
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 29 April 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 247
- Places
- 295
- How full
- 84% full — 247 of 295 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 121 / 126
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 12%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 19%
- English as an additional language
- 11%
- With an EHC plan
- 9%
- On SEN support
- 8%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Hinckley and Bosworth 012C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 21%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 28%
- Households owning their home
- 45%
- Households in social housing
- 41%
- Households with no car
- 32%
- Adults economically inactive
- 47%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Jennifer Ruane
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Ward
- Hinckley Clarendon
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- URN
- 119929
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield Junior SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 59% | 0.1 mi |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, HinckleyVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 56% | 0.6 mi |
| Battling Brook Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 41% | 0.9 mi |
| Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 80% | 0.9 mi |
| Sketchley Hill Primary School BurbageCommunity school | Good 2023 | 72% | 1 mi |
| Hinckley Parks Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 74% | 1.2 mi |
| Richmond Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 63% | 1.2 mi |
| Hollycroft Primary SchoolFree schools | No grade | — | 1.2 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
All published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. If something here looks wrong, the school's own website is the authority on admissions and open days.