Hinckley Parks Primary School, Hinckley

Ofsted's report card from its 24 February 2026 inspection grades Hinckley Parks Primary School on 7 areas: 4 strong standard and 3 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils achieve well across subjects."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders' actions have secured consistently positive attendance."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders promote a clear, values-driven vision and act decisively in pupils' best interests."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The personal development programme is rich, coherent and firmly rooted in the needs of the community."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed a coherent curriculum that builds knowledge logically and provides pupils with strong foundations across subjects."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children, including those who are disadvantaged and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), get off to a positive start in early years."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have established a positive, inclusive culture where pupils' needs are identified promptly and acted on."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that tasks are consistently matched to the intended learning outcomes so that all pupils secure the essential knowledge they need before applying this to their independent learning".

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Hinckley Parks Primary School. Hinckley Parks is a happy and vibrant school where we aim to provide an excellent education for all pupils living in our community. We have a friendly, committed and caring staff, all of whom endeavour to provide the finest educational experiences and a wide range of exciting opportunities for every child at our school."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, gymnastics, multi-sports, drama, choir, cooking and cheerleading.

In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at Hinckley Parks Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 84% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 77% in Leicestershire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 80% in reading and 79% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 86 families put Hinckley Parks Primary School as their first choice and 202 named it as one of their preferences, for 88 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 7 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Hinckley Parks Primary School are Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.3 miles, Good, 90% reading, 90% maths); St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley (0.5 miles, Good, 67% reading, 67% maths); Richmond Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 76% reading, 88% maths); and Westfield Junior School (1.1 miles, Requires improvement, 76% reading, 80% maths).

Hinckley Parks Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Hinckley Parks Primary School is one of 9 schools run by Oadby, Wigston and Leicestershire Schools Academy Trust, an academy trust.

118 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Hinckley Parks Primary School (as of April 2026): 97% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 71% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (71%).

15.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 9.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (78%), Mixed (6%) and Asian (5%).

In 2026, 49 pupils (8.5%) received SEN support and 24 (4.2%) 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 Hinckley Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is De Montfort Road (adjacent), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Hinckley Parks Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 190 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Leicestershire (58), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Hinckley Parks Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Hinckley Parks Primary School are The Hinckley School (0.4 miles), Hastings High School (0.7 miles) and Redmoor Academy (1.1 miles).