Sandfield Close Primary School, Leicester
Sandfield Close Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Leicester. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 75th-highest of the 138 schools in Leicester with published results, and 7,842nd of 14,452 across England. It was 77% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Leicester (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Sandfield Close Primary School in detail
Sandfield Close Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Sandfield Close Primary School. We are a friendly, nurturing and inclusive school serving a diverse community in Leicester. Our safe, caring and stimulating environment places the children and their families at the heart of everything we do."
The school runs after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at Sandfield Close Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 75% in Leicester and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 82% in reading and 82% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Sandfield Close Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 34 families put Sandfield Close Primary School as their first choice and 59 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Sandfield Close Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Sandfield Close Primary School are Herrick Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 77% reading, 78% maths); Church Hill Infant School (0.7 miles, Good); Church Hill Church of England Junior School (0.7 miles, Good, 71% reading, 84% maths); and Wyvern Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 76% reading, 80% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Sandfield Close Primary School.
Herrick Primary SchoolChurch Hill Infant SchoolChurch Hill Church of England Junior SchoolWyvern Primary School
What parents say
17 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Sandfield Close Primary School (as of September 2025): 59% would recommend the school, 88% say their child is happy there and 38% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (88%); the weakest, that the school has high expectations for their child (35%).
Who goes there
16.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 63.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (74%) and Mixed (6%).
In 2026, 25 pupils (10%) received SEN support and 15 (6%) 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.
Sandfield Close Primary School has a SEN unit for autism: 10 places, 12 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Great Central Railway, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
19 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Silverstone Drive (adjacent), 150 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 162 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Leicester (382).
Suspensions and exclusions
Sandfield Close Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Sandfield Close Primary School are Soar Valley College (0.7 miles), Rushey Mead Academy (0.7 miles), The Roundhill Academy (1.4 miles) and The Cedars Academy (1.6 miles).
Soar Valley CollegeRushey Mead AcademyThe Roundhill AcademyThe Cedars Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; 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
Leicester published that the last place for 2026 entry went to a family 0.378 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from December 2015, 10 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils are happy at this school. They understand the school's values of responsibleness, respectfulness, resilience and resourcefulness, and they demonstrate these to each other and the staff. Pupils are kind and have a deep appreciation of diversity and equality, which helps everyone in the school to feel welcome. Pupils behave well and enjoy receiving rewards when they demonstrate positive attitudes to learning in the classroom.
Staff have high expectations of pupils' achievement. Typically, pupils meet these expectations. Pupils understand the importance of working hard and trying their best. They know that school is important, and they appreciate how adults in school help them to learn new things. Pupils like to impress with their new knowledge and delight in sharing exciting facts to 'wow' adults.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has an ambitious vision for the quality of education that it provides. There is a strong focus on developing pupils' vocabulary to help them to access the broad and balanced curriculum. A wide range of opportunities help pupils to make tangible connections to local, national and global events. Pupils value learning from visitors to school and from their visits to other educational places. This enables them to learn more deeply about some areas of the curriculum.
The school successfully identifies and provides for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). In the specially resourced provision, a wide range of therapies are used to help pupils to access their learning successfully and to manage their emotions.
From Ofsted's October 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its December 2015 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
16.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SEN unit: Autism
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
17 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 82% to 73% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 79% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 80% to 64% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.8
Avg class size
9
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Sandfield Close Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Sandfield Close Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Sandfield Close Primary School is in Leicester; for families living there:
Apply to Leicester for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 12
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 8 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
1 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 Leicester is 24.5 (the median across 142 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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Sandfield Close Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
77%
Available places
248 pupils
324 places
76 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Leicester
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Leicester
Across Leicester council
Places available
4,828
Applications
3,626
Got 1st preference
96.8%
Got preferred school
99.3%
All primary applications across Leicester council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(9)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
25
SEN Support
15
EHC Plans
16.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Sandfield Close Primary School has a SEN unit for autism: 10 places, 12 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
250
Total Pupils
131
Boys
119
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
14
Teachers
17.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,606
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,453
Per pupil
£1471k
Total funding
£56k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.2%
Overall absence
10.5%
Persistent absence
228
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Sandfield Close Primary School
Questions parents ask about Sandfield Close Primary School
What are SATs results like at Sandfield Close Primary School?
Of the pupils at Sandfield Close Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 73% reached the expected standard in reading and 79% did so in maths.
What is Sandfield Close Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Sandfield Close Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in December 2015, it was rated Good.
How close to Sandfield Close Primary School do you need to live?
Leicester published for September 2026 entry that the last place offered at Sandfield Close Primary School on distance went to a family 0.378 miles away. This is the authority's own figure for one year, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications, so treat it as a guide rather than a guarantee.
Is it hard to get a place at Sandfield Close Primary School?
Sandfield Close Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 77% of its 324 places.
How big are the classes at Sandfield Close Primary School?
Classes at Sandfield Close Primary School average 27.8 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Sandfield Close Primary School?
Sandfield Close Primary School has around 250 pupils on roll. 16% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Sandfield Close Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Sandfield Close Primary School has a SEN unit for autism: 10 places, 12 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Sandfield Close Primary School?
4.2% of sessions were missed at Sandfield Close Primary School in 2024/25. 10.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Sandfield Close Primary School?
Apply through Leicester's coordinated admissions process, naming Sandfield Close 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 Sandfield Close Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 8 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 1 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 Leicester is 24.5 (the median across 142 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Sandfield Close Primary School?
Sandfield Close Primary School is at Sandfield Close, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 7RE.
Sources: Leicester admissions booklet; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)