Sketchley Hill Menphys Nursery School, Burbage
Sketchley Hill Menphys Nursery School, Burbage is a local authority nursery school in Hinckley for boys and girls aged 2 to 5. It has 39 pupils. About 18 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2019.
Sketchley Road, Burbage, Hinckley, LE10 2DY01455 890684menphysnursery.co.ukMiss Laura Jeffs headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 22 October 2019, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A later, shorter visit on 29 April 2025 said: “Standards maintained”.
This inspection is more than 6 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 29 April 2025 | Ungraded | Standards maintained |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Leicestershire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Severe learning difficulty (25), Autistic spectrum disorder (12), Moderate learning difficulty (1), emotional and mental health (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 39 | 48 | 57 | 56 | 51 | 54 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 18% | 29% | 25% | 14% | 12% | 26% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 8% | 6% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 90% | 77% | 91% | 78% | 37% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 10% | 21% | 9% | 22% | 63% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage | Council | 40 m | 569 | Good 2023 | 79 | Compare |
| Sketchley School | Independent | 590 m | 65 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Burbage Church of England Infant School | Church of England | 0.7 miles | 235 | Good 2023 | 46 | Compare |
| Burbage Junior School | Council | 0.7 miles | 365 | Good 2019 | 78 | Compare |
| Hastings High School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 890 | Good 2023 | 67 | Compare |
| Westfield Junior School | Council | 0.9 miles | 357 | No overall grade 2025 | 52 | Compare |
| Aurora Charnwood School | Independent | 0.9 miles | 20 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Westfield Infant School | Council | 1.0 miles | 247 | No overall grade 2025 | 47 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Sketchley Hill Menphys Nursery School, Burbage a good school?
Sketchley Hill Menphys Nursery School, Burbage doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in October 2019.
What is Sketchley Hill Menphys Nursery School, Burbage's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sketchley Hill Menphys Nursery School, Burbage good at its last full inspection on 22 October 2019. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.
How many pupils does Sketchley Hill Menphys Nursery School, Burbage have?
39 pupils aged 2 to 5 were on the roll in January 2026.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Sketchley Road, Burbage, Hinckley, LE10 2DY
- Telephone
- 01455 890684
- Website
- www.menphysnursery.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Miss Laura Jeffs
- Type of school
- Local authority nursery school (Local authority nursery school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Nursery school, ages 2-5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Ward
- Burbage Sketchley and Stretton
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 November 2016 (new nursery school)
- URN
- 142678 · LAESTAB 8551002
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.