Community school · Leicester

Spinney Hill Primary School

3–11Ages
687Pupils
PrimaryPhase
120084URN

Ventnor Street, Leicester, LE5 5EZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.3 below Leicester median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicester

100 applications for 78 places · 67th of 72 in Leicester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

Inspection history

23 November 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
12 September 2017
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Leicester median (1.6) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

100 applications · 78 places offered · 77 named it first

2026 1.3; Leicester median median 1.6
2025 1.4; Leicester median median 1.7
2024 1.3; Leicester median median 1.7
2023 1.2; Leicester median median 1.6
2022 1.4; Leicester median median 1.6
2021 1.3; Leicester median median 1.7
2020 1.4; Leicester median median 1.7
2019 1.5; Leicester median median 1.5
2018 1.3; Leicester median median 1.6
2017 1.3; Leicester median median 1.6
2016 1.6; Leicester median median 1.9
2015 1.7; Leicester median median 1.9
2014 1.3; Leicester median median 1.7

More applications per place than the Leicester median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Leicester median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	78	100	1.3	77	0.99
Sep 2025	88	120	1.4	87	0.99
Sep 2024	84	106	1.3	82	0.98
Sep 2023	90	111	1.2	92	1.02
Sep 2022	69	96	1.4	68	0.99
Sep 2021	86	113	1.3	80	0.93
Sep 2020	88	127	1.4	85	0.97
Sep 2019	90	133	1.5	92	1.02
Sep 2018	85	112	1.3	79	0.93
Sep 2017	88	118	1.3	79	0.90
Sep 2016	71	111	1.6	58	0.82
Sep 2015	86	143	1.7	84	0.98
Sep 2014	86	112	1.3	81	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 76% · Maths 85% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%17th of 71 in Leicester

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Leicester 74% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Leicester 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Leicester 71% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Leicester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Leicester 76% England 77%

Higher standard39%

Leicester 28% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Leicester median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	69%	7%	105	107
2023/24	74%	12%	107	109
2022/23	66%	9%	104	109

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Spinney Hill Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.7 km · Leicester

2026

1.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Bridge Junior School
0.7 km · Leicester

Requires improvement2022

43%met the SATs standard
Mayflower Primary School
0.8 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy
0.8 km · Leicester

Standards maintained2025

72%met the SATs standard
Uplands Infant School
0.8 km · Leicester

Good2022

1.6applications per place
Coleman Primary School
0.8 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Green Lane Infant School
0.9 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place
St Barnabas CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 120084 · 856/2359
Capacity: 689 pupils · 687 on roll
Free school meals: 15.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Ventnor Street, Leicester, LE5 5EZ
Local authority: Leicester

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources