Red Hill Field Primary School

About Red Hill Field Primary School

Red Hill Field Primary School is clearly a popular choice among local families. In the 2025/26 admissions round, the school received 121 applications for just 30 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 4.03. That means more than four families applied for every available spot, and even among first-preference applicants, there were 31 for those 30 places, so not everyone who wanted it got in. This level of demand is a strong signal that parents in the Blaby area rate the school highly. The school is a state primary for mixed genders aged 4 to 11, with a current roll of 262 pupils against a capacity of 315, so there is some physical room to grow. It has no nursery provision and no sixth form, focusing entirely on the primary years. The headteacher is Rachel Watts, and the school has no religious character.

Academically, Red Hill Field holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained consistently across its two most recent inspections, including the graded inspection in March 2022. In that inspection, every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — was rated Good. At Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year, 59% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That is slightly below the Leicestershire local authority average of 62%. The school’s average scores were 105 in reading and 104 in maths, both close to the national benchmark of 100. However, the proportion reaching the higher standard in all three subjects was 12%, and the school ranked 18th out of 25 primary schools in the Blaby local authority area, placing it in the bottom 50% nationally.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a dining hall, library, playing fields and art studios, plus a chapel. Sports on offer include tennis, netball, football, cross country, dance and rounders, and there are clubs such as film, book, science, art and coding. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary school is Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School, 3.9 km away. Red Hill Field suits families who want a well-regarded local primary that is clearly in demand, with consistent Ofsted grades and a broad range of extracurricular activities, even if its academic outcomes sit slightly below the LA average.

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