St Botolph's Church of England Primary School, Loughborough

Good
Primary
Voluntary controlled school
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 411

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~874m)Possible (~1.2km)Unlikely (~1.6km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Joseph Turner
Pupils:380 / 600 capacity
LA:Leicestershire
Phone:01509503387
Address:Forest Street, Loughborough, LE12 9DA
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 7 months ago
-

Overall

Requires Improvement

Quality of Education

Requires Improvement

Behaviour & Attitudes

Requires Improvement

Personal Development

Requires Improvement

Leadership & Management

Requires Improvement

Early Years

Inspected 3 February 2026
URN:120159
UKPRN:10080189
Diocese:Diocese of Leicester
Constituency:Loughborough
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2011 inspection — unchanged since its previous inspection.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

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At a Glance

21.8%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+14ppMaths+5ppWriting+13pp

Reading has improved from 58% to 72%. Maths has improved from 72% to 77%. Writing has improved from 66% to 79%.

Class Sizes

27.5

Avg class size

28.3

Infant (KS1)

13

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Chapel Street (opp)
356m · 6 min walk
Countrymans Way (opp)
400m · 7 min walk
Bull Ring (outside)
421m · 7 min walk
Harrington Road (adj)
477m · 8 min walk
Woodlands Drive (adj)
524m · 9 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

63%

Available places

380 pupils

600 capacity

220 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Loughborough

High pressure
New homes approved:3,003
Projected new pupils:751

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Loughborough

Admissions Demand - Leicestershire

Low demand0.78x oversubscription

Places available

8,747

Applications

6,780

Got 1st preference

95.4%

Got preferred school

99.6%

Primary admissions across Leicestershire (2025/26)

Inspection History(3)

3 February 2026
-
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesRequires Improvement
Personal DevelopmentRequires Improvement
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsRequires Improvement
8 March 2011
Good
Leadership & ManagementGood
29 January 2008
Good
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.95665%

Overall absence

15.58442%

Persistent absence

308

Enrolments

Authorised4.5182%
Unauthorised1.43845%
Persistent (10%+)15.58442%
Severe (50%+)1.62338%

Absence trend

2.714%
18/19
1.83944%
20/21
5.48677%
21/22
4.11943%
22/23
4.65192%
23/24
5.95665%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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