Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School
Barrow Road, Burton-on-the-Wolds, Loughborough, LE12 5TB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Wilson
- Constituency
- Loughborough
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 213
- URN
- 119912
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01509880298
About this school
Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School is a community primary school in Loughborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 213 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 22 | 29 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 72% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 10% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 93% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 93% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 86% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 191 |
| 2023/24 | 196 |
| 2024/25 | 197 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School compares
Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School ranked 81st of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 3.5% | 3.1% | 213 | — |
| Wymeswold Church of England Primary School | 62% | 5.6% | 9.6% | 115 | 1.8 miles |
| Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School | 55% | 4.4% | 15.4% | 571 | 2.1 miles |
| Seagrave Village Primary School | 67% | 3.6% | 19.8% | 97 | 2.7 miles |
| Cobden Primary School & Community Centre | 45% | 7.5% | 42.1% | 400 | 3.0 miles |
| Rendell Primary School | 79% | 6.2% | 23.5% | 436 | 3.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 3.05%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 3.53%
- Persistent absence
- 5.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wymeswold Church of England Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Seagrave Village Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Cobden Primary School & Community Centre3.0 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Rendell Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Loughborough
Other schools in Loughborough
Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School ranks 17th of the 34 ranked primary schools in Loughborough.
- Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School Primary
- Belton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Booth Wood Academy Primary
- Brookside Primary School Primary
- Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School Primary
- Cobden Primary School & Community Centre Primary
- Costock CofE Primary School Primary
- Hathern Church of England Primary School Primary
- Highgate Primary School Primary
- Holywell Primary School Primary
- Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Lift Beacon Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School teach?
- Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Loughborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School?
- The headteacher of Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School is Mrs Claire Wilson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School?
- Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School has 213 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School full?
- Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 213 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School a faith school?
- No. Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School rank locally?
- Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School ranked 81st of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School's absence rate?
- Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.