Church Hill Infant School
Church Hill Road, Thurmaston, Leicester, LE4 8DE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BRADGATE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Elliott
- Sponsor
- Bradgate Education Partnership
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 167
- URN
- 138929
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162692083
About this school
Church Hill Infant School is a primary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 167 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Church Hill Infant 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 March 2024, 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.
Trends over time
How Church Hill Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 169 |
| 2023/24 | 164 |
| 2024/25 | 159 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Church Hill Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.3% | 14.5% | 167 | — |
| Church Hill Church of England Junior School | 57% | 4.3% | 22% | 238 | 0.0 miles |
| Eastfield Primary School | 51% | 5% | 16.4% | 335 | 0.4 miles |
| Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy | 53% | 5% | 15.4% | 232 | 0.5 miles |
| Sandfield Close Primary School | 64% | 4.3% | 16.9% | 250 | 0.7 miles |
| Herrick Primary School | 58% | 5.7% | 13.9% | 305 | 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)
- 14.47%
- English as an additional language
- 38.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.31%
- Persistent absence
- 11.54%
Location
Nearby schools
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Church Hill Church of England Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Eastfield Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Sandfield Close Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Herrick Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other 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 Church Hill Infant School teach?
- Church Hill Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Church Hill Infant School?
- The headteacher of Church Hill Infant School is Mrs Claire Elliott, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Church Hill Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Church Hill Infant 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 Church Hill Infant School?
- Church Hill Infant School has 167 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Church Hill Infant School full?
- Church Hill Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 167 on roll (62%), 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 Church Hill Infant School a faith school?
- No. Church Hill Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Church Hill Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Church Hill Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Church Hill Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Church Hill Infant School is part of BRADGATE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Church Hill Infant School's absence rate?
- Church Hill Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Church Hill Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Church Hill Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 1 July 2026.