Spinney Hill Primary School

About Spinney Hill Primary School

Parents considering Spinney Hill Primary School will find a school that is clearly in demand. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed, receiving 120 applications for 88 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.36. Of those, 87 families placed it as their first preference, and 87 offers were made to first-preference applicants, suggesting that for most who want it most, it works out. The school is large, with 687 pupils on a capacity of 689, so it runs very close to full. While the Parent View data isn’t included here, the oversubscription figures alone signal strong local confidence. The headteacher is Catherine Stretton, and the school has a nursery provision for children from age three. It is a non-religious, mixed state primary in Leicester, and its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022 rated it Good overall, with leadership and management also judged Good.

Academically, Spinney Hill performs well above the local average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 74% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the Leicester local authority average of 62%. That puts the school 12th out of 68 primary schools in the city, placing it in the top 25% nationally. Looking at individual subjects, 86% met the expected standard in maths, with an average score of 109, and 85% did so in reading, with an average score of 107. At the higher standard, 50% of pupils achieved in maths and 37% in reading, though writing at the higher level was lower at 14%. The school’s Ofsted history shows improvement: in 2015 it was rated Requires Improvement, but by its 2017 graded inspection it had risen to Good, and it has held that rating since, confirmed by an ungraded inspection in 2022.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including a library, music rooms, art studios, an ICT suite, a sports hall, playing fields, and a sensory room. Sports on offer include cricket, rounders, athletics and cross country, and clubs include chess, choir and film club. For families with children who have additional needs, the SEND provisions are extensive, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, hearing and visual impairments, physical disabilities, and social, emotional and mental health support, plus a dedicated SEN unit. This is a school that suits families who want strong academic results in a large, popular setting with good specialist facilities and a clear track record of improvement. Its popularity means applying as a first preference is advisable.

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