Outwoods Edge Primary School, Loughborough

Ofsted's report card from its 27 January 2026 inspection grades Outwoods Edge Primary School on 7 areas: 5 expected standard and 2 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have put robust systems in place to monitor and improve attendance."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children in the early years get off to a flying start."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders consider every pupil as a unique individual."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have acted swiftly to improve key areas of the school, including redesigning the curriculum to ensure that it is sequenced well."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school delivers an appropriate personal, social and health education (PSHE) curriculum from the early years onwards."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Pupils' attainment in reading, writing and mathematics over time has not been as high as it should be."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "The quality of teaching varies across the school."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should ensure that the curriculum is taught consistently well in all subjects and year groups, so that pupils secure the knowledge and skills they need for their next steps. • Leaders should continue their work to improve pupils' achievement, particularly in writing, and build on the improvements already made. • Leaders should ensure that assessment is used effectively to check what pupils know and remember in the wider curriculum subjects".

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at Outwoods Edge Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 77% in Leicestershire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 73% in reading and 59% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 42 families put Outwoods Edge Primary School as their first choice and 146 named it as one of their preferences, for 45 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Outwoods Edge Primary School are Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 89% reading, 86% maths); Lift Beacon (0.7 miles, Good, 84% reading, 84% maths); Mountfields Lodge School (1 mile, Good, 66% reading, 63% maths); and Holywell Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 90% reading, 90% maths).

Outwoods Edge Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Outwoods Edge Primary School is one of 19 schools run by Bradgate Education Partnership, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

74 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Outwoods Edge Primary School (as of April 2026): 85% would recommend the school, 91% say their child is happy there and 55% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (91%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (55%).

11.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 38 pupils (9.2%) received SEN support and 21 (5.1%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Quorn & Woodhouse (Great Central Railway), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Laurel Road (adjacent), 100 metres away.

In 2024/25, Outwoods Edge Primary School issued 49 suspensions, 11.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Outwoods Edge Primary School are Woodbrook Vale School (0.4 miles), Rawlins (1.6 miles), Limehurst Academy (1.7 miles) and De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire (1.8 miles).