Glen Hills Primary School

About Glen Hills Primary School

Glen Hills Primary School in Blaby holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it maintained in its most recent ungraded inspection in 2024. The school’s academic story is best told through its Key Stage 2 results, where 66% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure sits above the Leicestershire local authority average of 62%, placing the school in the top half of primary schools nationally. Digging into the individual subjects, 85% of pupils reached the expected level in maths and 81% in writing, while reading came in at 75%. The school also pushes pupils towards higher standards: 27% achieved the higher standard in reading, 23% in maths and 16% in writing. In the Blaby local authority ranking, Glen Hills sits 13th out of 25 primary schools, which puts it around the middle of the pack locally but comfortably ahead of the county average.

The school’s Progress 8 scores are not available, but the average scaled scores of 105 in both reading and maths suggest solid, consistent teaching. Ofsted’s graded inspection from 2018 gave the school Good marks across the board, with leadership and management, early years provision and overall effectiveness all rated Good. The previous inspection in 2008 had awarded an Outstanding, so the current rating represents a step down, but the 2024 ungraded inspection confirmed the school remains on a Good footing. With 469 pupils on roll against a capacity of 518, the school is not yet full, and 17.5% of pupils qualify for free school meals, which is slightly above the national average. The school’s ranking score of 66 places it in the top 50% nationally, and it sits 82nd out of 231 primary schools in Leicestershire.

Glen Hills is a mixed, non-denominational state primary for children aged 4 to 11, with no nursery provision. It is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, receiving 115 applications for 74 places, with 71 first-preference offers made. The school offers a broad range of facilities including a sensory room, sports hall, ICT suite, art studios and a chapel. Sports on offer include rounders, netball, tennis and athletics, while clubs range from gardening and art to coding and science. The school’s SEND provision is notably comprehensive, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, speech and language needs, hearing and visual impairments, physical disabilities and autistic spectrum disorder. For families weighing up options, Glen Hills offers above-average academic outcomes, a strong SEND framework and a good range of enrichment activities, all within a school that is popular but not impossibly oversubscribed.

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