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Red Hill Field Primary School, Leicester

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Ages 3–11

Red Hill Field Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Leicester, part of Learn Academies Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2022. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 34th-highest of the 138 schools in Leicester with published results, and 4,096th of 14,452 across England. It was 82% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2022)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Leicestershire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 27 Oct 2026

Red Hill Field Primary School in detail

Red Hill Field Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "We are also keen to provide you with as much information as possible about our school. In our quest for everyday excellence we respect everybody; this enables us to learn and grow in harmony, resulting in academic and personal fulfilment. Red Hill Field caters for children between 4 and 11 years old."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.

Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at Red Hill Field Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 77% in Leicestershire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 78% in reading and 78% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at Red Hill Field Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 29 families put Red Hill Field Primary School as their first choice and 113 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Red Hill Field Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Red Hill Field Primary School are Greystoke Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 81% reading, 74% maths); The Pastures Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 98% reading, 98% maths); Huncote Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 85% reading, 85% maths); and Enderby Danemill Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 77% reading, 87% maths).

Red Hill Field Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Greystoke Primary SchoolThe Pastures Primary SchoolHuncote Primary SchoolEnderby Danemill Primary School

The trust

Red Hill Field Primary School is one of 19 schools run by Learn Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 19 schools in Learn Academies Trust

Who goes there

14.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (85%) and Mixed (11%).

In 2026, 23 pupils (9.8%) received SEN support and 17 (7.2%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Narborough Rail Station, about 960 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Teasel Close (opposite), 180 metres away.

The area around the school

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

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Red Hill Field Primary School issued 9 suspensions, 3.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Rachel Watts
Pupils:235
LA:Leicestershire
Phone:01162841500
Address:Copt Oak Road, Narborough, Leicester, LE19 3EF
Trust:LEARN ACADEMIES TRUST (19 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 March 2013

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 5 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 16 March 2022View full report
URN:139344
UKPRN:10040629
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:South Leicestershire
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2022 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

14.5%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+10ppMaths+1ppWriting+11pp

Reading has improved from 78% to 88% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 79% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 73% to 84% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

26.1

Avg class size

30.0

Infant (KS1)

24.2

KS2

9

Total classes

2 classes with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Getting There

Train Stations

Narborough Rail Station (outside)
964m · 16 min walk
Station Approach (adj)
966m · 16 min walk

Bus Stops

Teasel Close (opposite)
179m · 3 min walk
Copt Oak Road (adjacent)
201m · 3 min walk
The Burrows (adjacent)
268m · 4 min walk
Coventry Road (opp)
395m · 6 min walk
Clover Close (opp)
402m · 7 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
9
Fatal
0
Serious
4
Children hurt
2

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 5 slight.

2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.

2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Leicestershire is 3 (the median across 329 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

82%

Available places

259 pupils

315 places

56 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Leicester

Low pressure
New homes approved:6,885
Projected new pupils:1,721

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Leicester

Across Leicestershire council

Low demand council-wide0.80 applications per place

Places available

8,574

Applications

6,827

Got 1st preference

94.0%

Got preferred school

99.3%

All primary applications across Leicestershire council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(4)

16 March 2022
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
17 November 2016
Leadership & ManagementGood
10 March 2015

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

23

SEN Support

17

EHC Plans

17.0%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health11
Moderate Learning Difficulty10
Autistic Spectrum Disorder7
Specific Learning Difficulty5
Speech, Language & Communication5
Physical Disability2
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
84.7%
Asian
1.7%
Black
0.4%
Mixed
11.1%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals14.5%
English as Additional Language0.9%

235

Total Pupils

121

Boys

114

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

16

Teachers

14.7:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£46,140

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£4,960

Per pupil

£1438k

Total funding

£44k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£48,480
EAL funding£2,708
Lump sum£145,100

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.5%

Overall absence

9.5%

Persistent absence

232

Enrolments

Authorised3.1%
Unauthorised1.4%
Persistent (10%+)9.5%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

3.7%
18/19
3.6%
20/21
6.8%
21/22
4.4%
22/23
4.2%
23/24
4.5%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Red Hill Field Primary School

What are SATs results like at Red Hill Field Primary School?

Of the pupils at Red Hill Field Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 88% reached the expected standard in reading and 79% did so in maths.

What is Red Hill Field Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Red Hill Field Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2022.

What is the catchment area for Red Hill Field Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Red Hill Field Primary School is oversubscribed, Leicestershire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Red Hill Field Primary School?

Red Hill Field Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 82% of its 315 places.

How big are the classes at Red Hill Field Primary School?

Classes at Red Hill Field Primary School average 26.1 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Red Hill Field Primary School?

Red Hill Field Primary School has around 235 pupils on roll. 15% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Red Hill Field Primary School?

4.5% of sessions were missed at Red Hill Field Primary School in 2024/25. 9.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Red Hill Field Primary School?

Apply through Leicestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming Red Hill Field Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

How many road collisions happen near Red Hill Field Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 5 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Leicestershire is 3 (the median across 329 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Red Hill Field Primary School?

Red Hill Field Primary School is at Copt Oak Road, Narborough, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE19 3EF.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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