Voluntary controlled school · Leicestershire

St Botolph's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
380Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
120159URN

Forest Street, Loughborough, LE12 9DA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.5 below Leicestershire median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicestershire

104 applications for 46 places · 125th of 176 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 3 February 2026Published 22 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

3 February 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
4 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Leicestershire median (2.7) close to England median (2.2)

104 applications · 46 places offered · 38 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Leicestershire median median 2.7
2025 2.3; Leicestershire median median 2.8
2024 2.5; Leicestershire median median 2.4
2023 2.0; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2022 1.8; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2021 2.4; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2020 2.1; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2019 1.9; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2018 2.1; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2017 2.5; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2016 2.3; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2015 2.2; Leicestershire median median 1.7
2014 2.3; Leicestershire median median 1.7

This school
Leicestershire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	46	104	2.3	38	0.83
Sep 2025	54	125	2.3	54	1.00
Sep 2024	53	133	2.5	49	0.92
Sep 2023	47	94	2.0	45	0.96
Sep 2022	47	83	1.8	43	0.91
Sep 2021	26	62	2.4	26	1.00
Sep 2020	50	107	2.1	58	1.16
Sep 2019	40	77	1.9	39	0.98
Sep 2018	36	77	2.1	40	1.11
Sep 2017	36	89	2.5	45	1.25
Sep 2016	37	84	2.3	44	1.19
Sep 2015	44	98	2.2	66	1.50
Sep 2014	42	95	2.3	53	1.26

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 79% · Maths 77% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%106th of 211 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Leicestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Leicestershire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Leicestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Leicestershire 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Leicestershire 79% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Leicestershire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Leicestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	63%	0%	104	104
2023/24	48%	8%	101	103
2022/23	72%	4%	106	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Botolph's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire
0.6 km · Leicestershire

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Newcroft Primary Academy
0.9 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Oxley Primary School Shepshed
1.2 km · Leicestershire

Good2023

2.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Stonebow Primary School Loughborough
2.4 km · Leicestershire

Standards maintained2024

2.4applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Booth Wood Academy
3.0 km · Leicestershire

2026

3.1applications per place
Thorpe Acre Junior School
3.2 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

52%met the SATs standard
Hathern Church of England Primary School
3.2 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Thorpe Acre Infant School
3.3 km · Leicestershire

Good2023

3.2applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 120159 · 855/3082
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 600 pupils · 380 on roll
Free school meals: 21.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: Forest Street, Loughborough, LE12 9DA
Local authority: Leicestershire · Charnwood

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources