Sandfield Close Primary SchoolChurch Hill Infant School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Leicester.
Summary of the comparison
Sandfield Close Primary School and Church Hill Infant School are primary schools in Leicester.
Sandfield Close Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Church Hill Infant School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Church Hill Infant School is ahead on our composite score.
Sandfield Close Primary School was judged the expected standard and Church Hill Infant School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Sandfield Close Primary School (62.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LeicesterSandfield Close Primary School | LeicesterChurch Hill Infant School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C59/100 | B71/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 32nd of 81 in Leicester | 218th of 225 in Leicestershire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 5-7 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 250 | 167 | |
| Capacity | 252 | 270 | |
| Location | Leicester, LE4 7RE | Leicester, LE4 8DE | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 64.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 105.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 107.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 248 | 159 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 16.9% | 14.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 65.3% | 38.4% | |
| SEN support | 8.1% | 9.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.7% | 1.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.2% Stronger figure | 4.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 10.5% Stronger figure | 11.5% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Sandfield Close Primary School
Church Hill Infant School
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