# Sandfield Close Primary School

Sandfield Close Primary School is a primary school in Leicester, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 250 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E120047. [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 250
- Council: Leicester
- URN: 120047

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 29 October 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 64% of pupils at Sandfield Close Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Leicester and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Leicester | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Herrick Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/herrick-primary-school-e120100): 690 m. Primary. School remains Good, May 2024. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Church Hill Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/church-hill-infant-school-e138929): 1.1 km. Primary. School remains Good, March 2024
- [Church Hill Church of England Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/church-hill-church-of-england-junior-school-e138930): 1.1 km. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Soar Valley College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/soar-valley-college-e148877): 1.1 km. Secondary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 49.6 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Rushey Mead Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rushey-mead-academy-e141916): 1.1 km. Secondary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 56.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Wyvern Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wyvern-primary-school-e120028): 1.3 km. Primary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/120047)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/120047)

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