Hallam Fields, Birstall

Hallam Fields is recognized as a good school with outstanding behavior, attitudes, personal development, and leadership. The ambitious curriculum supports pupils, including disadvantaged ones, in making good progress across Key Stage 1 and beyond. The strong emphasis on reading and mathematics, coupled with a nurturing environment, contributes to a supportive and inclusive atmosphere where pupils thrive. The school notably prioritizes the development of character, linking it effectively to its unique values. Overall, Hallam Fields has made significant strides since its previous inspection, which indicated a need for improvement.

Strengths

• Exceptional provision for personal development and character education.
• Strong emphasis on reading and phonics leading to good outcomes.
• Well-organized early years environment promoting independent learning.
• Outstanding leadership fostering a supportive staff culture.
• High levels of pupil engagement and positive behaviors.

Areas for Improvement

• Gaps in knowledge in some foundation subjects not yet fully addressed.

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 Hallam Fields, Birstall attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.5% 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, 2.0% of pupils at Hallam Fields, Birstall 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 Hallam Fields, Birstall had 21.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.4% 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, 14.2% of pupils at Hallam Fields, Birstall were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 2024–25 Hallam Fields, Birstall received £6,960 and spent £7,067 for each of its 201 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £307,000 (£1,529 per pupil).

Across all 16 schools of Lionheart Educational Trust, income was £7,656 and spending £7,419 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Hallam Fields, Birstall is part of Lionheart Educational Trust, which runs 17 schools. The nearest others:

• Highcliffe Primary School and Community Centre Leicester
• The Cedars Academy Leicester
• Riverside Community Primary School Birstall Leicester
• The Martin High School Anstey Leicester
• Beauchamp City Sixth Form Leicester
• Humphrey Perkins School Loughborough
• Judgemeadow Community College Leicester
• Sir Jonathan North Girls' College Leicester
• Brocks Hill Primary School Leicester
• Beauchamp College Leicester

What is Hallam Fields, Birstall's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hallam Fields, Birstall is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Hallam Fields, Birstall last inspected by Ofsted?

Hallam Fields, Birstall was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Hallam Fields, Birstall have?

Hallam Fields, Birstall has 190 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hallam Fields, Birstall cover?

Hallam Fields, Birstall for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Hallam Fields, Birstall's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hallam Fields, Birstall?

Hallam Fields, Birstall is at Long Meadow Way, Birstall, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 3LL.