Schools and Education in Loughborough

There are 23 schools in Loughborough (excluding independent schools), including 14 primary schools, 4 secondary schools, and 1 serving sixth-form education. Loughborough has no schools with Pupil Referral Unit places, and none with places for teen mothers. There are no schools in Loughborough under Special Measures.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools Sixth Forms

Loughborough Education Profile

The median school in Loughborough has 18% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 20th highest figure in Leicestershire. This represents about 1,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 5 of Loughborough's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Loughborough is 22.15 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 48th highest ratio in Leicestershire, and the 534th lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the East Midlands region of the UK.

Primaries

14

14% Outstanding • 86% Good

Secondaries

4

0% Outstanding • 100% Good

Sixth Forms

1

0% Outstanding • 100% Good

Primary Schools in Loughborough

Most of Loughborough's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 12 schools or 86% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between low and very high - about 36% and 36% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 7.14% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Loughborough's primary schools most commonly have a very high ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Beacon Academy 2–11 yrs 380
Good
Low
Very low
Booth Wood Primary School 4–11 yrs 240
Outstanding
Very high
Very high
Cobden Primary School & Community Centre 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
Good
Holywell Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Very high
Very high
Loughborough Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Very high
Church of England
Mountfields Lodge School 4–11 yrs 511
Good
High
Very high
Outwoods Edge Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
High
Rendell Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Very high
Robert Bakewell Primary School 4–11 yrs 330
Good
Low
Good
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Very high
Roman Catholic
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Very high
Roman Catholic
Stonebow Primary School Loughborough 4–11 yrs 336
Good
Low
Good
Thorpe Acre Infant School 4–7 yrs 150
Good
Very high
Thorpe Acre Junior School 7–11 yrs 200
Good
Very low
Very low

Loughborough Secondary Schools

Most of Loughborough's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 4 schools or 100% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between low and good - about 25% and 25% of secondary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 25% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Loughborough's secondary schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Charnwood College 11–18 yrs 1,442
Good
Low
Good
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire 11–18 yrs 1,308
Good
Good
Low
Roman Catholic
Limehurst Academy 11–16 yrs 600
Good
Woodbrook Vale School 11–16 yrs 800
Good
Very high
Low

Sixth Form Schools in Loughborough

Most of Loughborough's sixth form schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 100% of the total.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Loughborough College 16–99 yrs
Good
Last updated: 01 Aug 2023