St Botolph's Church of England Primary School
Forest Street, Loughborough, LE12 9DA
380 pupils · 63% of 600 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Free school meals
- 21.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 February 2026, published 22 April 2026. 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 | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.83 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 46 | 38 | 104 | 46 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 54 | 54 | 125 | 54 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 53 | 49 | 133 | 52 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 47 | 45 | 94 | 46 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 47 | 43 | 83 | 47 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 26 | 26 | 62 | 26 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 50 | 58 | 107 | 50 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 40 | 39 | 77 | 40 |
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
- Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire 0.6 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Newcroft Primary Academy 0.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Oxley Primary School Shepshed 1.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Stonebow Primary School Loughborough 2.4 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Booth Wood Academy 3 km · No Ofsted rating
- Thorpe Acre Junior 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.