Sandfield Close Primary School
Sandfield Close, Leicester, LE4 7RE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Smita Lad
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Leicester East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 252
- Pupils on roll
- 250
- URN
- 120047
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162660333
About this school
Sandfield Close Primary School is a community primary school in Leicester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 250 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sandfield Close Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- 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 | 61 | 55 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 69% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 82% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 82% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 84% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
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 Sandfield Close Primary 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 | Leicester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 57.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 56.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 298 |
| 2023/24 | 271 |
| 2024/25 | 248 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sandfield Close Primary School compares
Sandfield Close Primary School ranked 32nd of 72 primary schools in Leicester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 4.3% | 16.9% | 250 | — |
| Herrick Primary School | 58% | 5.7% | 13.9% | 305 | 0.4 miles |
| Church Hill Infant School | — | 4.3% | 14.5% | 167 | 0.7 miles |
| Church Hill Church of England Junior School | 57% | 4.3% | 22% | 238 | 0.7 miles |
| Wyvern Primary School | 65% | 5.2% | 15.4% | 454 | 0.8 miles |
| Eastfield Primary School | 51% | 5% | 16.4% | 335 | 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)
- 16.94%
- English as an additional language
- 65.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.25%
- Persistent absence
- 10.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Herrick Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Church Hill Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Church Hill Church of England Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Wyvern Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Eastfield Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Sandfield Close Primary School ranks 69th of the 139 ranked primary schools in Leicester.
- Abbey Mead Primary Academy Primary
- Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Sapcote Primary
- Arnesby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Avenue Primary School Primary
- Badgerbrook Primary School Primary
- Barley Croft Primary School Primary
- Barwell Church of England Academy Primary
- Barwell Infant School Primary
- Beaumont Lodge Primary School Primary
- Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Billesdon Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Sandfield Close Primary School teach?
- Sandfield Close Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Sandfield Close Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sandfield Close Primary School is Mrs Smita Lad, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sandfield Close Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sandfield Close Primary 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 many pupils are at Sandfield Close Primary School?
- Sandfield Close Primary School has 250 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Sandfield Close Primary School full?
- Sandfield Close Primary School has capacity for 252 pupils and 250 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sandfield Close Primary School a faith school?
- No. Sandfield Close Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sandfield Close Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sandfield Close Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Sandfield Close Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Sandfield Close Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Sandfield Close Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sandfield Close Primary School compare with other schools in Leicester?
- Sandfield Close Primary School ranked 32nd of 72 primary schools in Leicester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sandfield Close Primary School's absence rate?
- Sandfield Close Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sandfield Close Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sandfield Close Primary 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.