Best Schools in Loughborough

How many schools are there in Loughborough?

Loughborough has 58 open schools: 38 state primary, 8 state secondary or all-through, 3 independent, 7 special and 2 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Loughborough are rated Outstanding?

4 schools in Loughborough were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Maplewell Hall School, Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School, Newcroft Primary Academy and Ashmount School. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 43 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Maplewell Hall SchoolBurton-on-the-Wolds Primary SchoolNewcroft Primary AcademyAshmount School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Loughborough get the best GCSE results?

Of the 9 schools in Loughborough with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire, with an Attainment 8 score of 57.5 and 66% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Woodbrook Vale School, with an Attainment 8 score of 50.4 and 55% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and East Leake Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 49.5 and 50% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

De Lisle College Loughborough LeicestershireWoodbrook Vale SchoolEast Leake Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Loughborough have the best SATs results?

Of the 34 primary schools in Loughborough with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Swithland St Leonard's Church of England Primary School (100% in reading, 100% in maths); Newcroft Primary Academy (93% in reading, 95% in maths); and Sutton Bonington Primary School (94% in reading, 94% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Swithland St Leonard's Church of England Primary SchoolNewcroft Primary AcademySutton Bonington Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Loughborough?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Loughborough selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Loughborough have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Loughborough have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Loughborough?

Apply to your council - Leicestershire or Nottinghamshire, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.