Westfield Infant School
Ashford Road, Hinckley, LE10 0JLOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Westfield Infant School is a primary school in Hinckley for ages 4 to 7. It is one of the 324 schools in Leicestershire. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 29 April 2025, report published 22 May 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 29 April 2025
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. The school's 'golden rules' help to keep pupils safe and happy. As a result, school is a calm, inclusive and purposeful place where everyone can learn. Pupils live up to the school's vision, values and high expectations. Their well-being and mental health are prioritised. Staff in 'The Rainbow Room' support pupils who need help to express their worries and concerns. Appropriate targets help all pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) benefit from a curriculum that is well suited to their needs. Pupils in the school's SEND resource base classes, 'The Den' and 'The Forest', learn how to take turns and to concentrate during activities for extended periods of time. These children thrive because of the effective support they receive. Leadership opportunities, such as 'positivity ambassadors' and the school council, help pupils to develop responsibility and confidence. Many pupils enjoy the wider opportunities the school offers, including gardening and multi-skills clubs. Those involved in the gymnastics club take pride in their recent awards.
What the school should improve
- Pupils do not apply their knowledge of transcription, spelling, punctuation and grammar consistently across all curriculum areas. This does not help pupils to embed important knowledge in their long-term memory. The school should ensure that pupils have plenty of opportunities to use their knowledge of the English curriculum with increasing independence and fluency, across all subjects.
- Occasionally, the activities that pupils complete do not align to the school's intended curriculum. This does not help pupils to develop and enhance their understanding of important subject content. The school should ensure that the activities pupils complete enable them to deepen their understanding of the school's curriculum.
- Pupils' understanding of different religions is limited. This restricts their ability to appreciate and celebrate the similarities and differences between different faiths and compare it to their own values and beliefs. The school should ensure that pupils have an age-appropriate understanding of different religions and faiths so that they are well placed to understand diversity in modern Britain.
Pupil numbers and mix
247 pupils on roll, with places for 264
Schools near Westfield Infant School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield Junior School | 0.1 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 59% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 56% met the expected standard |
| Battling Brook Primary School | 0.9 miles | Ofsted: Good | 41% met the expected standard |
| Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 0.9 miles | Ofsted: Good | 80% met the expected standard |
| Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 72% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jennifer Ruane
- Phone
- 01455637558
- Address
- Ashford Road, Hinckley, LE10 0JL
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- URN
- 119929
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.