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Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
454Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
145970URN

Sandhills Avenue, North Hamilton, Leicester, LE5 1LU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Leicester median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicester

99 applications for 60 places · 33rd of 72 in Leicester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

Inspection history

9 November 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
14 June 2012
Graded inspection: Good · as Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School, URN 133962

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

1.7applications per place, Reception

close to Leicester median (1.6) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

99 applications · 60 places offered · 60 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Leicester median median 1.6
2025 1.6; Leicester median median 1.7
2024 1.9; Leicester median median 1.7
2023 1.7; Leicester median median 1.6
2022 1.9; Leicester median median 1.6
2021 2.2; Leicester median median 1.7
2020 2.1; Leicester median median 1.7
2019 2.0; Leicester median median 1.5
2018 2.0; Leicester median median 1.6; as the previous school
2017 1.8; Leicester median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Leicester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Leicester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Leicester median median 1.7; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Leicester median in 7 of 8 years.

This school
Leicester median

Dashed bars: as Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School (URN 133962), the previous school.

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	60	99	1.7	60	1.00
Sep 2025	53	87	1.6	53	1.00
Sep 2024	50	93	1.9	49	0.98
Sep 2023	59	98	1.7	63	1.07
Sep 2022	60	111	1.9	59	0.98
Sep 2021	60	130	2.2	76	1.27
Sep 2020	60	124	2.1	69	1.15
Sep 2019	60	118	2.0	83	1.38
Sep 2018 *	60	117	2.0	73	1.22
Sep 2017 *	60	110	1.8	73	1.22
Sep 2016 *	60	128	2.1	68	1.13
Sep 2015 *	59	131	2.2	56	0.95
Sep 2014 *	45	105	2.3	54	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 79% · Maths 78% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%20th of 71 in Leicester

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Leicester 74% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Leicester 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Leicester 71% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Leicester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Leicester 76% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Leicester 28% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	67%	3%	104	104
2023/24	79%	7%	108	108
2022/23	69%	8%	106	107

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

Hope Hamilton CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Kestrel Mead Primary Academy
0.9 km · Leicester

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Gateway Sixth Form College
1.0 km · Leicester

Not yet inspected
Falcons Primary School
1.5 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Humberstone Junior School
1.6 km · Leicester

Outstanding2023

81%met the SATs standard
Humberstone Infant Academy
1.6 km · Leicester

Remains Good · improving2024

1.8applications per place
St Joseph's Catholic Academy
1.7 km · Leicester

2026

1.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Scraptoft Valley Primary School
1.7 km · Leicester

Good2022

1.5applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Sandfield Close Primary School
2.1 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145970 · 856/3432
Trust: Learn Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 446 pupils · 454 on roll
Free school meals: 22.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2018
Replaced: Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School (URN 133962)
Address: Sandhills Avenue, North Hamilton, Leicester, LE5 1LU
Local authority: Leicester

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