Little Hill Primary
Launceston Road, Wigston, LE18 2GZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OADBY, WIGSTON AND LEICESTERSHIRE SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
- Acting Headteacher
- Mr Sam Williams
- Constituency
- Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 406
- URN
- 142261
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162811963
About this school
Little Hill Primary is a primary academy in Wigston. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 406 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Little Hill Primary, 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 53% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 5% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 69% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 59% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 71% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Little Hill Primary 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 | 59% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 414 |
| 2023/24 | 411 |
| 2024/25 | 405 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Little Hill Primary compares
Little Hill Primary ranked 106th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.7% | 16.5% | 406 | — |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School | 45% | 7.3% | 35.6% | 202 | 0.3 miles |
| The Meadow Community Primary School | 71% | 5.8% | 22.1% | 429 | 0.7 miles |
| Thythorn Field Community Primary School | — | — | — | 165 | 0.8 miles |
| Fairfield Community Primary School | 52% | 4.9% | 18.8% | 227 | 0.9 miles |
| Water Leys Primary School | 56% | 5.4% | 18.2% | 402 | 0.9 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report13 January 2026
- 26 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.54%
- English as an additional language
- 7.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.72%
- Persistent absence
- 9.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Wigston
-
The Meadow Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wigston
-
Thythorn Field Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wigston
-
Fairfield Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Wigston
-
Water Leys Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Wigston
Other schools in Wigston
Little Hill Primary ranks 4th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Wigston.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Fairfield Community Primary School Primary
- Glenmere Community Primary School Primary
- Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Parkland Primary School South Wigston Primary
- Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire Primary
- The Meadow Community Primary School Primary
- Thythorn Field Community Primary School Primary
- Water Leys Primary School Primary
- Wigston Menphys Nursery School Nursery
- South Wigston High School Secondary
- Wigston Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Little Hill Primary teach?
- Little Hill Primary teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wigston.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Little Hill Primary?
- The acting headteacher of Little Hill Primary is Mr Sam Williams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Little Hill Primary been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Little Hill Primary, 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 Little Hill Primary?
- Little Hill Primary has 406 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Little Hill Primary full?
- Little Hill Primary has capacity for 420 pupils and 406 on roll (97%), 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 Little Hill Primary a faith school?
- No. Little Hill Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Little Hill Primary have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Little Hill Primary as having no nursery classes.
- Is Little Hill Primary part of an academy trust?
- Little Hill Primary is part of OADBY, WIGSTON AND LEICESTERSHIRE SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Little Hill Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Little Hill Primary compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Little Hill Primary ranked 106th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Little Hill Primary's absence rate?
- Little Hill Primary's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Little Hill Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Little Hill Primary'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 2 July 2026.