St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School
Willowcroft, Loughborough, LE12 8HQ
497 pupils · 95% of 525 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Free school meals
- 6.8%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 May 2023, published 22 June 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 63% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 4% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.15 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 59 | 68 | 215 | 59 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 59 | 57 | 189 | 59 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 75 | 72 | 186 | 75 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 57 | 143 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 75 | 83 | 187 | 75 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 75 | 78 | 154 | 75 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 75 | 74 | 158 | 75 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 75 | 68 | 143 | 75 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Outwoods Edge Primary School 2.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Lift Beacon 2.3 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School 2.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy 3 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Woodhouse Eaves St Paul's Church of England Primary School 3 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School 3.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.