Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 29 Apr 2025
Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 119929.
Pupils at the January school census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Total pupils | 247 |
| Girls | 121 |
| Boys | 126 |
| Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals. | 18.2% |
| First language not English | 10.1% |
| School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery. | 270 |
| Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken. | 8.5% |
| SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school. | 22 |
| EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs. | 30 |
| Average class size | 26.2 |
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils per teacher | 17.5 |
| Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants. | 7.2 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 14.11 |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 20.07 |
| Support staff (FTE) | 26.12 |
| Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/25 | 14.1 |
| Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/25 | 12.1 |
| Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/25 | 0 |
| Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/25 | 2 |
Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.
Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day. | 73 |
| Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed. | 185 |
| First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice. | 62 |
| First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place. | 62 |
| Applications from another local authority (Reception) | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.
Share of possible sessions missed.
| Measure | This school | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 6.3%, worse than England, worse than Leicestershire | 4.5% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions. | 17.9%, worse than England, worse than Leicestershire | 9.9% | 13.2% |
| Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions. | 1.6%, worse than England, worse than Leicestershire | 0.9% | 1% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.
Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Suspension rate | 0.7% |
| Pupils with one or more suspensions | 0.4% |
| Permanent exclusion rate | 0% |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 |
Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.
Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.
| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 mi | Primary | Westfield Junior School | Community school | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 11 Mar 2025. | |
| 0.6 mi | Primary | St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley | Voluntary controlled school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 12 Sept 2023. | |
| 0.9 mi | Primary | Battling Brook Primary School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 18 Jun 2024. | |
| 0.9 mi | Primary | Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 16 May 2013. | |
| 1.0 mi | Primary | Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 1 Nov 2023. | |
| 1.0 mi | Nursery | Sketchley Hill Menphys Nursery School, Burbage | Local authority nursery school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 22 Oct 2019. | |
| 1.1 mi | Secondary | Redmoor Academy | Academy converter | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 14 Apr 2026. | |
| 1.2 mi | Primary | Hinckley Parks Primary School | Academy converter | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 24 Feb 2026. | |
| 1.2 mi | Secondary | Hastings High School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 28 Nov 2017. | |
| 1.2 mi | Primary | Richmond Primary School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 26 Nov 2019. |
Westfield Infant School is rated Good, last inspected on 29 Apr 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.
For Reception entry in 2026/27, Westfield Infant School made 73 offers from 185 applications (2.5 per offer), and 62 of 62 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.
Westfield Infant School has 247 pupils aged 4 to 7.
Westfield Infant School had 270 school places in 2024/25.
At Westfield Infant School, the average class had 26.2 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 17.5 pupils per teacher.
In 2025/26, pupils at Westfield Infant School missed 6.3% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 17.9% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).
Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.