Oxley Primary School Shepshed
Thorpe Road, Shepshed, Loughborough, LE12 9LU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Daniel Caldwell
- Constituency
- Loughborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 256
- URN
- 119961
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01509502483
About this school
Oxley Primary School Shepshed is a community primary school in Loughborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 256 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 40 | 39 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 41% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 67% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 64% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 74% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Oxley Primary School Shepshed 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 | 48% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 260 |
| 2023/24 | 252 |
| 2024/25 | 252 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oxley Primary School Shepshed compares
Oxley Primary School Shepshed ranked 41st of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 4% | 21.8% | 256 | — |
| Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire | 47% | 4.3% | 24.7% | 169 | 0.4 miles |
| Newcroft Primary Academy | 88% | 3% | 13.6% | 442 | 0.7 miles |
| St Botolph's Church of England Primary School | 63% | 6% | 20.2% | 380 | 0.8 miles |
| Belton Church of England Primary School | 55% | 5.6% | 12.8% | 65 | 1.7 miles |
| Stonebow Primary School Loughborough | 56% | 7.6% | 16.1% | 199 | 2.2 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.83%
- English as an additional language
- 3.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.04%
- Persistent absence
- 7.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire0.4 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Newcroft Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
St Botolph's Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Belton Church of England Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Stonebow Primary School Loughborough2.2 miles
Primary · Loughborough
Other schools in Loughborough
Oxley Primary School Shepshed ranks 11th 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
- Burton-on-the-Wolds 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Oxley Primary School Shepshed teach?
- Oxley Primary School Shepshed teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Loughborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Oxley Primary School Shepshed?
- The headteacher of Oxley Primary School Shepshed is Headteacher Daniel Caldwell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oxley Primary School Shepshed last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oxley Primary School Shepshed, 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 Oxley Primary School Shepshed?
- Oxley Primary School Shepshed has 256 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Oxley Primary School Shepshed a faith school?
- No. Oxley Primary School Shepshed has no designated religious character.
- Does Oxley Primary School Shepshed have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Oxley Primary School Shepshed as having no nursery classes.
- How have Oxley Primary School Shepshed's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oxley Primary School Shepshed rank locally?
- Oxley Primary School Shepshed ranked 41st of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oxley Primary School Shepshed's absence rate?
- Oxley Primary School Shepshed's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oxley Primary School Shepshed's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oxley Primary School Shepshed'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.