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St Botolph's Church of England Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Loughborough · LE12 9DA

Ages 4–11 · 380 pupils · Leicestershire

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Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

48%

Overall absence

4.7%

Admissions demand

0.94 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-02-03

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

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)48%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.0%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
300

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

0.94 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

49

Places offered

53

1st-preference offers

49

Total preferences (any rank)
133
Preferred offers (top 3)
52
Applications from outside LA
0
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 fill63%

380 pupils · 600 places

Pupils on roll
380
Boys / girls
210 / 170
School capacity
600
Capacity fill
380 / 600 (63%)
Free school meals
21.8%
FSM pupils
83
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Leicester
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mr Joseph Turner

Location

Address
Forest Street
Postcode
LE12 9DA
Town
Loughborough
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicestershire
District
Charnwood
Constituency
Loughborough
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
12 on roll / 12 capacity

Local context

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

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Loughborough, Leicestershire, 380 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 21.8%. SEN provision includes: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Leicester.

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

  • 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

  • Oxley Primary School Shepshed

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Loughborough · LE12 9LU · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

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

    0.8 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

    1.5 miles away

  • Booth Wood Academy

    Academy converter · Primary

    Loughborough · LE11 4PG · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM14.3%

    1.9 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

  • 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

    2.0 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
Mr Joseph Turner
Telephone
01509503387
Website
http://www.st-botolphs.leics.sch.uk

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