Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage

Community school·Primary school Hinckley, Leicestershire·LE10 2DY
Composite score
57.3
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#4,747
National rank
#355
In East Midlands
#53
In Leicestershire
Top 32%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
72%
% achieving higher RWM
9%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
76 first choices, 82 places
First choices per place
0.93
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
225
any preference, for 82 places
Applications from another council area
1%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.07
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9920220.9920231.0220241.0020250.932026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
571
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
10.0%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
3.7%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
8.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.5%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
8.9%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.0
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,204
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

School overview

Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage is a primary school serving Hinckley, Leicestershire, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 571 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That is down 1.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 32% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 109 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 9% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 76 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.5%. There are about 21.0 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 10% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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