Academy converter · Leicestershire

Stonebow Primary School Loughborough

4–11Ages
199Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139287URN

Stonebow Close, Loughborough, LE11 4ZH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.4 below Leicestershire median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicestershire

47 applications for 20 places · 115th of 176 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

The graded inspection, 12 September 2019Ofsted'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

Inspection history

6 November 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
12 September 2019
Graded inspection: 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

2.4applications per place, Reception

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

47 applications · 20 places offered · 20 named it first

2026 2.4; Leicestershire median median 2.7
2025 2.7; Leicestershire median median 2.8
2024 2.8; Leicestershire median median 2.4
2023 1.7; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2022 2.7; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2021 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2020 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2019 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2018 1.5; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2017 1.9; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2016 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2015 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.7
2014 1.4; 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	20	47	2.4	20	1.00
Sep 2025	24	65	2.7	24	1.00
Sep 2024	23	65	2.8	22	0.96
Sep 2023	25	43	1.7	21	0.84
Sep 2022	18	48	2.7	18	1.00
Sep 2021	29	48	1.7	31	1.07
Sep 2020	30	52	1.7	32	1.07
Sep 2019	37	59	1.6	29	0.78
Sep 2018	26	39	1.5	24	0.92
Sep 2017	25	48	1.9	23	0.92
Sep 2016	48	77	1.6	44	0.92
Sep 2015	47	75	1.6	48	1.02
Sep 2014	48	69	1.4	41	0.85

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 64% · Maths 72% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%139th of 211 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Leicestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Leicestershire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

Leicestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Leicestershire 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Leicestershire 79% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Leicestershire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	56%	0%	105	106
2023/24	76%	0%	107	106
2022/23	50%	3%	104	101

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

Stonebow Primary School LoughboroughThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

2.4applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Robert Bakewell Primary School
1.3 km · Leicestershire

Good2022

2.3applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
Thorpe Acre Junior School
1.4 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

52%met the SATs standard
Thorpe Acre Infant School
1.5 km · Leicestershire

Good2023

3.2applications per place
Hathern Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Booth Wood Academy
1.8 km · Leicestershire

2026

3.1applications per place
St Botolph's Church of England Primary School
2.4 km · Leicestershire

2026

2.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough
2.6 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Loughborough Church of England Primary School
2.7 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

5.3applications per place 75%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139287 · 855/2382
Trust: Stonebow Primary School
Capacity: 225 pupils · 199 on roll
Free school meals: 18.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 February 2013
Replaced: Stonebow Primary School Loughborough (URN 120104)
Address: Stonebow Close, Loughborough, LE11 4ZH
Local authority: Leicestershire · Charnwood

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