Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage
Sketchley Road, Burbage, Hinckley, LE10 2DY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Lawrence Lee
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 569
- URN
- 119986
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01455238640
About this school
Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage is a community primary school in Hinckley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 569 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- 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 | 63 | 67 | 87 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 73% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 7% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 87% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 85% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 84% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage 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 | 63% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 556 |
| 2023/24 | 579 |
| 2024/25 | 571 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage compares
Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage ranked 58th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 4% | 10% | 569 | — |
| Burbage Church of England Infant School | — | 4.4% | 7.9% | 235 | 0.7 miles |
| Burbage Junior School | 71% | 3.9% | 14.3% | 365 | 0.7 miles |
| Westfield Junior School | 59% | 4.6% | 29.5% | 357 | 0.9 miles |
| Westfield Infant School | — | 4.6% | 18.5% | 247 | 1.0 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley | 56% | 5.1% | 24.4% | 224 | 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)
- 9.98%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.99%
- Persistent absence
- 6.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Burbage Church of England Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Hinckley
-
Burbage Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Hinckley
-
Westfield Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Hinckley
-
Westfield Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Hinckley
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley1.0 miles
Primary · Hinckley
Other schools in Hinckley
Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage ranks 4th 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
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley Primary
- Westfield Infant School Primary
- Westfield Junior School Primary
- Wolvey CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage teach?
- Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hinckley.
- Who is the headteacher of Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage?
- The headteacher of Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage is Mr Lawrence Lee, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage, 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 Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage?
- Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage has 569 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage full?
- Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage has capacity for 630 pupils and 569 on roll (90%), 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 Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage a faith school?
- No. Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage has no designated religious character.
- Does Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage as having no nursery classes.
- How have Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage rank locally?
- Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage ranked 58th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage's absence rate?
- Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage'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.