Westfield Infant School

Westfield Infant School is a calm, inclusive infant school where pupils are caring and thoughtful and staff prioritise well-being. All key judgements are good: the curriculum has improved markedly, early reading is a clear strength, support for pupils with SEND is effective, including in The Den and The Forest resource base, and pastoral care and personal development are strong. Safeguarding is effective. This was the school's first routine inspection since before the pandemic and its first section 5 inspection since 2014, following a period of exemption after an earlier outstanding judgement; the headteacher took up post in August 2023. Leaders have recently strengthened the curriculum, and most staff value the changes and enhanced subject leadership. Pupils benefit from systematic reading teaching, effective catch-up support and clear presentation of new content. However, some activities do not consistently match the intended curriculum, so pupils do not always deepen their subject knowledge. Pupils also do not apply spelling, grammar, punctuation and transcription knowledge consistently across subjects, and their understanding of different religions and faiths is limited.

Strengths

• Pupils are caring, thoughtful and attentive, creating a calm and inclusive school community.
• Staff prioritise pupils' well-being and mental health, including through The Rainbow Room.
• Pupils with SEND are identified promptly and supported effectively, including in The Den and The Forest resource base.
• The curriculum has been markedly improved recently, with staff valuing enhanced subject leadership.
• Early reading is prioritised and taught systematically, with effective support for pupils who need to catch up.
• Staff present new content clearly and provide resources and opportunities to rehearse key concepts.
• Children in the early years show increasing independence, curiosity and enjoyment in their learning.
• The pastoral offer is strong, helping pupils manage emotions and supporting good attendance and behaviour.
• Personal development is effective, including age-appropriate understanding of healthy relationships and online safety.
• Governors listen to parents and have prioritised curriculum improvement.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

Areas for Improvement

• Some activities do not align closely with the intended curriculum, limiting how deeply pupils develop subject knowledge.
• Pupils do not consistently apply spelling, grammar, punctuation and transcription knowledge across the curriculum.
• Pupils' understanding of different religions and faiths is limited.
• Recent improvements in reading outcomes are not yet reflected in published results.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Westfield Infant School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.4% of pupils at Westfield Infant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Westfield Infant School had 17.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 8.9% of pupils at Westfield Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 12.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 23 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Westfield Infant School received £8,873 and spent £9,302 for each of its 247 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £182,000 (-£738 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Westfield Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Westfield Infant School is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Westfield Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Westfield Infant School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Westfield Infant School have?

Westfield Infant School has 247 pupils on roll.

What age range does Westfield Infant School cover?

Westfield Infant School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is Westfield Infant School?

Westfield Infant School is at Ashford Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 0JL.