Normanton-On-Soar Primary School, Loughborough
Normanton-On-Soar Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Loughborough, part of Equals Trust. It was 71% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Nottinghamshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Normanton-On-Soar Primary School in detail
Results
Normanton-On-Soar Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2024, under its previous registration (URN 122661), 88% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 100% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Normanton-On-Soar Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 2 families put Normanton-On-Soar Primary School as their first choice and 12 named it as one of their preferences, for 2 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Normanton-On-Soar Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Normanton-On-Soar Primary School are Hathern Church of England Primary School (1 mile, Good, 78% reading, 83% maths); Sutton Bonington Primary School (1 mile, 94% reading, 94% maths); Robert Bakewell Primary School (1.5 miles, Good, 49% reading, 56% maths); and Stonebow Primary School Loughborough (1.7 miles, Good, 64% reading, 72% maths).
Hathern Church of England Primary SchoolSutton Bonington Primary SchoolRobert Bakewell Primary SchoolStonebow Primary School Loughborough
The trust
Normanton-On-Soar Primary School is one of 19 schools run by Equals Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
11.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 5.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 3 pupils (5.6%) received SEN support and 2 (3.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.
Staffing
Normanton-On-Soar Primary School had 4 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Loughborough (Leics) Rail Station, about 2.4 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School (adjacent), 30 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Normanton-On-Soar Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 5 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, criminal damage and arson and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Nottinghamshire (101).
Suspensions and exclusions
Normanton-On-Soar Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Normanton-On-Soar Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in October 2024. Before that, as Normanton-on-Soar Primary School (URN 122661), it was rated Requires Improvement in December 2022.
At a Glance
11.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
13.5
Avg class size
21.0
Infant (KS1)
12.5
KS2
4
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
Results at Normanton-on-Soar Primary School before it took its current form in 2024 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 122661). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Normanton-On-Soar Primary School
Before and after school care
Normanton-On-Soar Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Nottinghamshire
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Normanton-On-Soar Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Children 1st @ Hathern - Day nursery, 1.1 milesOfsted report card, 15 April 2026: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
- Robert Bakewell Playgroup Limited - Day nursery, 1.5 milesOfsted report card, 19 January 2026: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
- Sutton Bonington Pre-School Playgroup - Pre-school, 1.6 milesOfsted, 14 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Playfit @ Stonebow Primary School - Day nursery, 1.7 milesOfsted, 26 September 2016: Good overall
Term dates
Normanton-On-Soar Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Nottinghamshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Normanton-On-Soar Primary School is in Nottinghamshire; for families living there:
- Nottinghamshire's school travel policy: Under 16 Transport Policy 2026-2027
- How to apply: Apply for under 16 travel assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Nottinghamshire is 10 (the median across 370 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Normanton-On-Soar Primary School
Will you get a place at Normanton-On-Soar Primary School?
For 2026 entry it had 2 first choices for 2 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
71%
Available places
59 pupils
83 places
24 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Across Nottinghamshire council
Places available
10,513
Applications
7,912
Got 1st preference
99.1%
Got preferred school
99.7%
All primary applications across Nottinghamshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Sutton & Normanton Primary planning area (Nottinghamshire) will have 90 spare primary places in 2027/28.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
3
SEN Support
2
EHC Plans
9.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
54
Total Pupils
33
Boys
21
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
4
Teachers
13.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,717
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,900
Per pupil
£489k
Total funding
£5k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.3%
Overall absence
13.2%
Persistent absence
53
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Normanton-On-Soar Primary School
Are there exam results for Normanton-On-Soar Primary School?
Normanton-On-Soar Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2024, under its previous registration (URN 122661), 88% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 100% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Normanton-On-Soar Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Normanton-On-Soar Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in October 2024. Before that, as Normanton-on-Soar Primary School (URN 122661), it was rated Requires Improvement in December 2022.
Is it hard to get a place at Normanton-On-Soar Primary School?
Normanton-On-Soar Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 71% of its 83 places.
How big are the classes at Normanton-On-Soar Primary School?
Classes at Normanton-On-Soar Primary School average 13.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Normanton-On-Soar Primary School?
Normanton-On-Soar Primary School has around 54 pupils on roll. 11% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Normanton-On-Soar Primary School?
6.3% of sessions were missed at Normanton-On-Soar Primary School in 2024/25. 13.2% of pupils were persistently absent.
Does Normanton-On-Soar Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Normanton-On-Soar Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026).
How many road collisions happen near Normanton-On-Soar Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Nottinghamshire is 10 (the median across 370 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Normanton-On-Soar Primary School?
Normanton-On-Soar Primary School is at Main Street, Normanton-on-Soar, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5HB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)