Voluntary controlled school · Leicestershire

Swithland St Leonard's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
90Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
120163URN

Main Street, Swithland, Loughborough, LE12 8TQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

9.8per place

7.0 above Leicestershire median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicestershire

137 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

100%met the expected standard

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 24 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

9.8applications per place, Reception

7.0 above Leicestershire median (2.7) 7.6 above England median (2.2)

137 applications · 14 places offered · 14 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 9.8; Leicestershire median median 2.7
2025 10.2; Leicestershire median median 2.8
2024 9.5; Leicestershire median median 2.4
2023 5.4; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2022 5.9; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2021 6.2; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2020 5.8; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2019 6.1; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2018 6.1; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2017 6.4; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2016 5.1; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2015 6.2; Leicestershire median median 1.7
2014 5.0; Leicestershire median median 1.7

More applications per place than the Leicestershire median in 13 of 13 years.

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	14	137	9.8	14	1.00
Sep 2025	14	143	10.2	17	1.21
Sep 2024	8	76	9.5	8	1.00
Sep 2023	15	81	5.4	23	1.53
Sep 2022	15	89	5.9	18	1.20
Sep 2021	14	87	6.2	23	1.64
Sep 2020	15	87	5.8	21	1.40
Sep 2019	15	91	6.1	14	0.93
Sep 2018	14	85	6.1	20	1.43
Sep 2017	14	90	6.4	19	1.36
Sep 2016	14	71	5.1	17	1.21
Sep 2015	14	87	6.2	29	2.07
Sep 2014	14	70	5.0	31	2.21

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 100% · Maths 100% → all three 100% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard100%1st of 211 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Leicestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard63%

Leicestershire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 113 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard100%

Leicestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth38%

Leicestershire 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard100%

Leicestershire 79% England 77%

Higher standard63%

Leicestershire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 113 (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	100%	38%	113	113
2023/24	100%	22%	111	109
2022/23	88%	38%	113	113

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

Swithland St Leonard's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

9.8applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
Woodhouse Eaves St Paul's Church of England Primary School
2.4 km · Leicestershire

Outstanding2023

4.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Richard Hill Church of England Primary School
2.7 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School
3.3 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School
3.4 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

3.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Woolden Hill Primary School
3.6 km · Leicestershire

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Rothley Church of England Primary School
3.7 km · Leicestershire

Good2022

2.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Glebelands Primary School
4.0 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

1.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Hallam Fields, Birstall
4.2 km · Leicestershire

Good2024

3.2applications per place 85%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 120163 · 855/3090
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 90 on roll
Free school meals: 3.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Main Street, Swithland, Loughborough, LE12 8TQ
Local authority: Leicestershire · Charnwood

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