Houghton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Leicestershire·LE7 9GD
Composite score
49.8
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#7,325
National rank
#593
In East Midlands
#93
In Leicestershire
Top 50%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
64%
% achieving higher RWM
7%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
88%
32 first choices, 30 places
First choices per place
1.07
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
88
any preference, for 30 places
Applications from another council area
8%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.17
00.511.5
1 per place
0.8520221.0320230.9420240.8920251.072026

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

Leicestershire does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Reception place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Houghton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

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

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
208
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
8.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
10.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.4%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.8%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
6.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
26.2
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,375
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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Location

Houghton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School at a glance

Located in Leicestershire, Houghton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 208 pupils aged 4 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 14.0 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 around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 88% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (32 first choices for 30 places). Overall pupil absence was 3.8%. There are about 26.2 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 8% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Houghton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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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