Spinney Hill Primary School
Ventnor Street, Leicester, LE5 5EZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Stretton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Leicester South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 689
- Pupils on roll
- 687
- URN
- 120084
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162737047
About this school
Spinney Hill Primary School is a community primary school in Leicester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 687 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 November 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 85 | 86 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 74% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 12% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 85% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 86% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 92% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.10 | - | - |
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 Spinney Hill 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 | 66% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 57.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 56.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 670 |
| 2023/24 | 688 |
| 2024/25 | 687 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Spinney Hill Primary School compares
Spinney Hill Primary School ranked 18th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 5.6% | 19% | 687 | — |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy | 66% | 6.4% | 24.7% | 310 | 0.4 miles |
| Bridge Junior School | 43% | 4.5% | 15.6% | 295 | 0.5 miles |
| Mayflower Primary School | 60% | 5.8% | 13.8% | 424 | 0.5 miles |
| Uplands Infant School | — | 6.4% | 13.4% | 436 | 0.5 miles |
| Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy | 72% | 3.7% | 32.3% | 447 | 0.5 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)
- 19.02%
- English as an additional language
- 95.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.61%
- Persistent absence
- 15.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Bridge Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Mayflower Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Uplands Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Spinney Hill Primary School ranks 48th 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 year groups does Spinney Hill Primary School teach?
- Spinney Hill Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Spinney Hill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Spinney Hill Primary School is Mrs Catherine Stretton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Spinney Hill Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Spinney Hill 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 big is Spinney Hill Primary School?
- Spinney Hill Primary School has 687 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Spinney Hill Primary School full?
- Spinney Hill Primary School has capacity for 689 pupils and 687 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Spinney Hill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Spinney Hill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Spinney Hill Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Spinney Hill Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Spinney Hill Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Spinney Hill Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Spinney Hill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Spinney Hill Primary School rank locally?
- Spinney Hill Primary School ranked 18th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Spinney Hill Primary School's absence rate?
- Spinney Hill Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Spinney Hill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Spinney Hill 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.