Best Schools in Hinckley

How many schools are there in Hinckley?

Hinckley has 21 open schools: 13 state primary, 3 state secondary or all-through, 4 special and 1 other.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Hinckley are rated Outstanding?

1 school in Hinckley was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Westfield Infant School. Counting Good as well, 95% of the 19 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Westfield Infant School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Hinckley get the best GCSE results?

Of the 4 schools in Hinckley with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Hastings High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 54.3 and 59% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Redmoor Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 47.6 and 50% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and The Hinckley School, with an Attainment 8 score of 42.2 and 38% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Hastings High SchoolRedmoor AcademyThe Hinckley School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Hinckley have the best SATs results?

Of the 10 primary schools in Hinckley with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage (93% in reading, 91% in maths); Sharnford Church of England Primary School (100% in reading, 82% in maths); and Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (90% in reading, 90% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Sketchley Hill Primary School BurbageSharnford Church of England Primary SchoolSaint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Hinckley?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Hinckley selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Hinckley have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Hinckley have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Hinckley?

Apply to your council - Leicestershire or Warwickshire, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.