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Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire

Academy converter · Loughborough · LE12 9AE

Ages 3–11 · 169 pupils · Leicestershire

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

67%

Overall absence

5.0%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-05-13

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)67%
Higher standard (RWM)11%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.1%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.7%
Enrolments in measure
139

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

18

Places offered

18

1st-preference offers

18

Total preferences (any rank)
44
Preferred offers (top 3)
18
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 fill80%

169 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
169
Boys / girls
82 / 87
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
169 / 210 (80%)
Free school meals
22.5%
FSM pupils
36
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Diocese of Nottingham
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Mrs Catherine Murphy

Location

Address
Britannia Street, Shepshed
Postcode
LE12 9AE
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, 169 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 22.5%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Nottingham.

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

    0.4 miles away

  • Newcroft Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Loughborough · LE12 9DU · Leicestershire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence3.0%
    • FSM12.4%
    • Demand1.12

    0.5 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

  • Belton Church of England Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Loughborough · LE12 9TS · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS229%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM10.8%
    • Demand1.00

    1.9 miles away

  • Booth Wood Academy

    Academy converter · Primary

    Loughborough · LE11 4PG · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM14.3%

    2.2 miles away

  • Hathern Church of England Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Loughborough · LE12 5LJ · Leicestershire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM22.8%
    • Demand0.95

    2.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Catherine Murphy
Telephone
01509503353
Website
http://www.winefrides-rc.leics.sch.uk

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