Hazel Community Primary School, Leicester

Ofsted's report card from its 20 January 2026 inspection grades Hazel Community Primary School on 7 areas: 7 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Published data does not reflect how well pupils currently achieve at this school."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "The school has established an environment, where pupils love to come to school."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "The school has established a highly effective and ambitious curriculum."

Early years - Strong standard. "The school ensures that children settle very quickly into the early years."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "This is a highly inclusive school."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders are role models of professionalism and ambition, particularly for the most disadvantaged in its community."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The school is highly ambitious for the personal development of pupils."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "The school should continue to improve outcomes for all pupils, particularly at the end of key stage 2, and to sustain its work in all areas to be transformational for pupils".

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am very proud to be the Headteacher of Hazel Community Primary School. It is a very special place to be, where children love their learning. We are a community school, therefore we really value our links with parents and other establishments around us. We use these close relationships to provide excellent opportunities for our children."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Friday 18 June 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Hazel Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 75% in Leicester and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (78% in reading, 71% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 42 families put Hazel Community Primary School as their first choice and 71 named it as one of their preferences, for 47 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Hazel Community Primary School are Shaftesbury Junior School (0.7 miles, Good, 74% reading, 81% maths); King Richard III Infant and Nursery School (0.8 miles, Requires improvement); St Mary's Fields Academy (0.8 miles, 70% reading, 68% maths); and Knighton Mead Primary Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 70% reading, 70% maths).

Hazel Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

42 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Hazel Community Primary School (as of April 2026): 93% would recommend the school, 95% say their child is happy there and 60% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (60%).

84.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (42%), Black (22%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 40 pupils (9.8%) received SEN support and 6 (1.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Leicester Rail Station, about 1180 metres away (roughly a 15-minute walk).

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Burnmoor Street (adjacent), 150 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 1583 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Leicester (382), as is usual near a town centre.

Hazel Community Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Hazel Community Primary School are Castle Mead Academy (1 mile), Fullhurst Community College (1 mile), Sir Jonathan North Girls' College (1.3 miles) and Lancaster Academy (1.4 miles).