Academy converter · Leicestershire

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

4–11Ages
203Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
145974URN

Main Street, Houghton-on-the-Hill, Leicester, LE7 9GD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2011

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

close to Leicestershire median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicestershire

88 applications for 30 places · 64th of 176 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodApr 2011

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2022

Inspection history

5 October 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
6 April 2011
Graded inspection: Good · as Houghton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School, URN 120136

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

2.9applications per place, Reception

close to Leicestershire median (2.7) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

88 applications · 30 places offered · 32 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.9; Leicestershire median median 2.7
2025 2.7; Leicestershire median median 2.8
2024 2.1; Leicestershire median median 2.4
2023 2.2; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2022 1.9; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2021 2.0; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2020 1.9; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2019 2.0; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Leicestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.9; Leicestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Leicestershire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.7; as the previous school

This school
Leicestershire median

Dashed bars: as Houghton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School (URN 120136), 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	30	88	2.9	32	1.07
Sep 2025	28	76	2.7	25	0.89
Sep 2024	31	65	2.1	29	0.94
Sep 2023	30	66	2.2	31	1.03
Sep 2022	27	52	1.9	23	0.85
Sep 2021	27	53	2.0	24	0.89
Sep 2020	30	58	1.9	28	0.93
Sep 2019	29	57	2.0	30	1.03
Sep 2018 *	25	47	1.9	24	0.96
Sep 2017 *	20	38	1.9	17	0.85
Sep 2016 *	19	33	1.7	18	0.95
Sep 2015 *	30	59	2.0	31	1.03
Sep 2014 *	26	44	1.7	25	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 71% · Maths 82% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%95th of 211 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Leicestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard46%

Leicestershire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Leicestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Leicestershire 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Leicestershire 79% England 77%

Higher standard36%

Leicestershire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Leicestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	64%	7%	108	106
2023/24	50%	7%	107	106
2022/23	59%	7%	103	105

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

Houghton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School
2.8 km · Leicestershire

2026

3.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Fernvale Primary School
3.1 km · Leicestershire

Standards maintained2024

2.4applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy
3.6 km · Leicester

Good2023

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Thurnby Mead Primary Academy
4.2 km · Leicester

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Scraptoft Valley Primary School
4.4 km · Leicester

Good2022

1.5applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Billesdon Church of England Primary School
4.5 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Brookside Primary School
4.5 km · Leicestershire

Good2022

3.5applications per place 92%met the SATs standard
Krishna Avanti Primary School
4.5 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 73%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: 145974 · 855/3044
Trust: Learn Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 203 on roll
Free school meals: 7.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2018
Replaced: Houghton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School (URN 120136)
Address: Main Street, Houghton-on-the-Hill, Leicester, LE7 9GD
Local authority: Leicestershire · Harborough

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