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Newcroft Primary Academy

Academy converter · Loughborough · LE12 9DU

Ages 3–11 · 442 pupils · Leicestershire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

76%

Overall absence

3.0%

Admissions demand

1.12 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-05-13

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)76%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
109.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
110.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence3.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)2.3%
Unauthorised0.6%
Authorised absence
2.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
347

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.12 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

66

Places offered

59

1st-preference offers

59

Total preferences (any rank)
124
Preferred offers (top 3)
59
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill105%

442 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
442
Boys / girls
211 / 231
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
442 / 420 (105%)
Free school meals
12.4%
FSM pupils
55
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: SYMPHONY LEARNING TRUST
Academy trust
SYMPHONY LEARNING TRUST
Sponsor
Symphony Learning Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Sara Aukland

Location

Address
Trueway Drive, Shepshed
Postcode
LE12 9DU
Town
Loughborough
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicestershire
District
Charnwood
Constituency
Loughborough
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Loughborough, Leicestershire, 442 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 12.4%.

Open schools in Loughborough
55
Primary schools in Loughborough
38
Academies among open schools in Loughborough
56% (31)
Open schools in LE12
34
Primary in LE12
24
Open schools in Leicestershire LA
328
Primary in Leicestershire LA
231

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in LoughboroughNear LE12

  • Oxley Primary School Shepshed

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Loughborough · LE12 9LU · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS241%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM21.9%
    • Demand0.97

    0.7 miles away

  • Stonebow Primary School Loughborough

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Loughborough · LE11 4ZH · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM18.6%
    • Demand0.96

    1.8 miles away

  • Booth Wood Academy

    Academy converter · Primary

    Loughborough · LE11 4PG · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM14.3%

    1.8 miles away

  • Holywell Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Loughborough · LE11 3SJ · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS278%
    • Absence3.4%
    • FSM3.9%
    • Demand0.98

    2.0 miles away

  • Thorpe Acre Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Loughborough · LE11 4SQ · Leicestershire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence7.4%
    • FSM36.2%

    2.0 miles away

  • Thorpe Acre Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Loughborough · LE11 4SQ · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM27.6%
    • Demand0.84

    2.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sara Aukland
Telephone
01509503214
Website
www.newcroftprimaryacademy.co.uk

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