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Houghton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Main Street, Houghton-on-the-Hill, Leicester LE7 9GD · houghtonprimary.uk · 0116 241 2465
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 64%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Leicestershire 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 203
- 97% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 7.9%
- First language not English
- 11.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 32 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 88% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 28 | 25 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 31 | 29 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 90% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 27 | 23 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Leicestershire it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●64% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 120136)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 5 October 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Houghton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 4 Oct 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2011
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 120136), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Apr 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 120136)
Mar 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 120136)
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (47 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 47
- 22% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied