Sileby Redlands Community Primary School, Loughborough
Sileby Redlands Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Loughborough, part of Discovery Schools Academies Trust Ltd. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2016. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in November 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 5th-highest of the 34 schools in Loughborough with published results, and 1,534th of 14,452 across England. It was 88% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2016)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Leicestershire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Sileby Redlands Community Primary School in detail
Sileby Redlands Community Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "At Redlands we believe in putting the children at the heart of everything that we do and this includes providing the children with a creative curriculum that is both exciting and inspiring. Our children have their learning brought to life by carefully planned opportunities that enthuse, engage and motivate our children to want to find out more."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at Sileby Redlands Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 92% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 77% in Leicestershire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 81% in reading and 83% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Sileby Redlands Community Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 52 families put Sileby Redlands Community Primary School as their first choice and 114 named it as one of their preferences, for 52 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 Sileby Redlands Community Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Sileby Redlands Community Primary School are Highgate Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 63% reading, 57% maths); Cossington Church of England Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 94% reading, 88% maths); Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 75% reading, 73% maths); and Seagrave Village Primary School (1.6 miles, Good, 83% reading, 83% maths).
Sileby Redlands Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Highgate Primary SchoolCossington Church of England Primary SchoolChrist Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary SchoolSeagrave Village Primary School
The trust
Sileby Redlands Community Primary School is one of 21 schools run by Discovery Schools Academies Trust Ltd, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
What parents say
55 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Sileby Redlands Community Primary School (as of September 2025): 91% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 46% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (46%).
Who goes there
4.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (86%) and Mixed (6%).
In 2026, 47 pupils (11.9%) received SEN support and 11 (2.8%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Sileby Rail Station, about 160 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Rail Station (opposite), 140 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Sileby Redlands Community Primary School issued 7 suspensions, 1.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); 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
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from April 2016, 10 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's November 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Your child will join a close-knit community where staff are kind, approachable and genuinely committed to preparing every child for later life. Reading is a priority with expert teaching that helps all children become confident readers, and pupils benefit from an exceptional range of clubs, visits and activities that bring learning to life. The school has high behavioural expectations and helps children develop into respectful, confident and optimistic young people.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding personal development with vast array of clubs, visits and enrichment opportunities that extend learning
- Strong focus on reading with expert phonics teaching and swift, targeted support for struggling readers
- Excellent behaviour management motivating pupils through the 'Redland Rs' character traits
- Effective support for pupils with SEND, removing barriers to learning
- Broad, ambitious curriculum designed with pupils' needs and local context in mind
Areas for Improvement
- Some subjects in the wider curriculum need more time to embed changes and ensure pupils know and remember the intended learning
- Independent tasks in early years need better design to give children sufficient time to practise and rehearse learning without unnecessary waiting
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with the school creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Before and after-school clubs, canal visits, local history visits, wide range of clubs and enrichment activities
Sileby Redlands Community Primary School is a Good school where pupils love attending and thrive in a safe, happy community. The school is ambitious for all pupils' success, with exceptional personal development and strong teaching across the curriculum.
At a Glance
19.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
55 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 81% to 88% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 83% to 92% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 81% to 88% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.4
Avg class size
25.7
Infant (KS1)
26.9
KS2
14
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Sileby Redlands Community Primary School is in Leicestershire; for families living there:
- Leicestershire's school travel policy: Mainstream School Transport for 5 to 16 year olds
- How to apply: Request for school transport on medical grounds form PDF, 359.48 KB Opens new window
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 11
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 7 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
1 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 Leicestershire is 3 (the median across 329 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
88%
Available places
369 pupils
420 places
51 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Loughborough
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Loughborough
Across Leicestershire council
Places available
8,574
Applications
6,827
Got 1st preference
94.0%
Got preferred school
99.3%
All primary applications across Leicestershire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
47
SEN Support
11
EHC Plans
14.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
394
Total Pupils
190
Boys
204
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
19
Teachers
20.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,369
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,997
Per pupil
£2088k
Total funding
£123k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.4%
Overall absence
8.7%
Persistent absence
335
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Sileby Redlands Community Primary School
What are SATs results like at Sileby Redlands Community Primary School?
Of the pupils at Sileby Redlands Community Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 88% reached the expected standard in reading and 92% did so in maths.
What is Sileby Redlands Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Sileby Redlands Community Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in November 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in April 2016, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Sileby Redlands Community Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Sileby Redlands Community Primary School is oversubscribed, Leicestershire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Sileby Redlands Community Primary School?
Sileby Redlands Community Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 88% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Sileby Redlands Community Primary School?
Classes at Sileby Redlands Community Primary School average 26.4 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Sileby Redlands Community Primary School?
Sileby Redlands Community Primary School has around 394 pupils on roll. 19% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Sileby Redlands Community Primary School?
4.4% of sessions were missed at Sileby Redlands Community Primary School in 2024/25. 8.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Sileby Redlands Community Primary School?
Apply through Leicestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming Sileby Redlands Community Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Sileby Redlands Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 7 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 1 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 Leicestershire is 3 (the median across 329 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Sileby Redlands Community Primary School?
Sileby Redlands Community Primary School is at King Street, Sileby, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 7LZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)