Sandfield Close Primary School is a primary school located in Leicester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 03/12/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Sandfield Close, Leicester, LE4 7RE
Website: www.sandfieldclose.leicester.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01162660333
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Leicester
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Amanda Jane Dhillon
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 120047

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 03/12/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 366
Number of Boys: 189
Number of Girls: 177

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 1 Confidence interval -0.5 to 2.6
Writing
Above Average: 2.1 Confidence interval 0.7 to 3.6
Maths
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -0.6 to 2.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:73%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sandfield Close Primary School
Sandfield Close , LE4 7RE 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Herrick Primary School
Lockerbie Avenue , Rushey Mead LE4 7NJ 		3out of 4 751 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Church Hill Infant School
Church Hill Road , Thurmaston LE4 8DE 		3out of 4 1,149 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Church Hill Church of England Junior School
Church Hill Road , Thurmaston LE4 8DE 		3out of 4 1,149 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Wyvern Primary School
Wyvern Avenue , LE4 7HH 		3out of 4 1,430 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Soar Valley College
Gleneagles Avenue , LE4 7GY 		4out of 4 1,156 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Rushey Mead Academy
Melton Road , LE4 7AN 		4out of 4 1,203 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Roundhill Academy
997 Melton Road , Thurmaston LE4 8GQ 		3out of 4 2,439 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Cedars Academy
Wanlip Lane , Birstall LE4 4GH 		3out of 4 2,800 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gateway Sixth Form College
Colin Grundy Drive , LE5 1GA 		- not rated 2,643 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oakham House
493 Gypsy Lane , Humberstone LE5 0TD 		- not rated 2,300 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
Darul Uloom Leicester
119 Loughborough Road , LE4 5LN 		- not rated 2,377 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
ALP Leicester
Stonehill Avenue , Birstall LE4 4JG 		- not rated 2,791 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Keyham Lodge School
Keyham Lane , LE5 1FG 		- not rated 3,265 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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