Westfield Junior School
Westfield Road, Hinckley, LE10 0LT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Haltof
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 385
- Pupils on roll
- 357
- URN
- 119928
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01455637437
About this school
Westfield Junior School is a community primary school in Hinckley. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 357 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 96 | 94 | 83 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 56% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 77% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 64% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 70% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Westfield Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 369 |
| 2023/24 | 366 |
| 2024/25 | 353 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Westfield Junior School compares
Westfield Junior School ranked 123rd of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 4.6% | 29.5% | 357 | — |
| Westfield Infant School | — | 4.6% | 18.5% | 247 | 0.1 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley | 56% | 5.1% | 24.4% | 224 | 0.6 miles |
| Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 80% | 3.5% | 8.4% | 190 | 0.9 miles |
| Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage | 72% | 4% | 10% | 569 | 0.9 miles |
| Battling Brook Primary School | 41% | 4.2% | 17% | 602 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.46%
- English as an additional language
- 10.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.6%
- Persistent absence
- 9.12%
Location
Nearby schools
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Westfield Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Hinckley
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St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley0.6 miles
Primary · Hinckley
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Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Hinckley
-
Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage0.9 miles
Primary · Hinckley
-
Battling Brook Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Hinckley
Other schools in Hinckley
Westfield Junior School ranks 7th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Hinckley.
- Battling Brook Primary School Primary
- Burbage Church of England Infant School Primary
- Burbage Junior School Primary
- Hinckley Parks Primary School Primary
- Hollycroft Primary School Primary
- Richmond Primary School Primary
- Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- Sharnford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage Primary
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley Primary
- Westfield Infant School Primary
- Wolvey CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Westfield Junior School teach?
- Westfield Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Hinckley.
- Who is the headteacher of Westfield Junior School?
- The headteacher of Westfield Junior School is Mr Richard Haltof, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Westfield Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Westfield Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Westfield Junior School?
- Westfield Junior School has 357 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Westfield Junior School full?
- Westfield Junior School has capacity for 385 pupils and 357 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Westfield Junior School a faith school?
- No. Westfield Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Westfield Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Westfield Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Westfield Junior School have?
- The schools register lists Westfield Junior School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Westfield Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Westfield Junior School rank locally?
- Westfield Junior School ranked 123rd of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Westfield Junior School's absence rate?
- Westfield Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Westfield Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Westfield Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.