Westfield Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–7 · Hinckley, Leicestershire
Westfield Infant School is a primary school in Hinckley, Leicestershire for ages 4–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 29 April 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Ashford Road, Hinckley, LE10 0JL
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Leicestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 247 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 29 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils at Westfield Infant School learn to ‘shine’.”
- “They are caring, thoughtful and listen to each other attentively.”
- “They use their manners and know what makes a good friend.”
To improve
- “However, occasionally, the activities that pupils complete do not link closely to the intended curriculum.”
- “When this happens, pupils do not deepen their knowledge of a subject as well as they should.”
- “Sometimes, pupils do not apply their knowledge of spelling, grammar, punctuation and transcription consistently or accurately.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 62 first-preference applications, 73 offers in total, 62 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leicestershire.
- Westfield Junior School 0.1 mi Not judged
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley 0.6 mi Good
- Battling Brook Primary School 0.9 mi Good
- Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage 1.0 mi Good
- Hinckley Parks Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Richmond Primary School 1.2 mi Standards maintained
- Hollycroft Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade