Hinckley Parks Primary School
Leicester Road, Hinckley, LE10 1LP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OADBY, WIGSTON AND LEICESTERSHIRE SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr David Harding
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 576
- URN
- 144911
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01455632556
About this school
Hinckley Parks Primary School is a primary academy in Hinckley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 576 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hinckley Parks 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong 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 | 90 | 87 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 72% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 8% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 80% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 79% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 80% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
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 Hinckley Parks 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 | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 573 |
| 2023/24 | 564 |
| 2024/25 | 553 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hinckley Parks Primary School compares
Hinckley Parks Primary School ranked 49th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% 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 | 74% | 4.2% | 15.7% | 576 | — |
| Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 80% | 3.5% | 8.4% | 190 | 0.3 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley | 56% | 5.1% | 24.4% | 224 | 0.5 miles |
| Richmond Primary School | 63% | 5.4% | 25% | 480 | 0.9 miles |
| Westfield Junior School | 59% | 4.6% | 29.5% | 357 | 1.1 miles |
| Battling Brook Primary School | 41% | 4.2% | 17% | 602 | 1.1 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.73%
- English as an additional language
- 10.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.22%
- Persistent absence
- 5.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Hinckley
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St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley0.5 miles
Primary · Hinckley
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Richmond Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Hinckley
-
Westfield Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Hinckley
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Battling Brook Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Hinckley
Other schools in Hinckley
Hinckley Parks Primary School ranks 2nd of the 10 ranked primary schools in Hinckley.
- Battling Brook Primary School Primary
- Burbage Church of England Infant School Primary
- Burbage Junior 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
- Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage 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 ages does Hinckley Parks Primary School teach?
- Hinckley Parks Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hinckley.
- Who is the headteacher of Hinckley Parks Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hinckley Parks Primary School is Mr David Harding, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hinckley Parks Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hinckley Parks 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 Hinckley Parks Primary School?
- Hinckley Parks Primary School has 576 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hinckley Parks Primary School full?
- Hinckley Parks Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 576 on roll (91%), 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 Hinckley Parks Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hinckley Parks Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hinckley Parks Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hinckley Parks Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Hinckley Parks Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Hinckley Parks Primary School 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 Hinckley Parks Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hinckley Parks Primary School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Hinckley Parks Primary School ranked 49th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% 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 Hinckley Parks Primary School's absence rate?
- Hinckley Parks Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hinckley Parks Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hinckley Parks 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 2 July 2026.