Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre
The Green, Long Whatton, Loughborough, LE12 5DB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sara Gray
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leicester
- Constituency
- North West Leicestershire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 111
- URN
- 120142
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01509842239
About this school
Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Loughborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 111 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 92% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 8% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 92% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 92% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 92% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.90 | - | - |
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 Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre 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 | 50% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 92% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 2.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 95 |
| 2023/24 | 91 |
| 2024/25 | 94 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre compares
Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre ranked 29th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 100% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 2.5% | 7.5% | 111 | — |
| Hathern Church of England Primary School | 74% | 4.6% | 15.9% | 180 | 1.4 miles |
| Sutton Bonington Primary School | 75% | 3.7% | 11.8% | 160 | 1.9 miles |
| Diseworth Church of England Primary School | 17% | 7.2% | 13.5% | 21 | 2.0 miles |
| Kegworth Primary School | 71% | 3.6% | 12.7% | 240 | 2.1 miles |
| Normanton-On-Soar Primary School | — | 6.3% | 4.8% | 54 | 2.1 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
-
Ungraded inspection report5 November 2024
- 23 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.45%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 2.54%
- Persistent absence
- 4.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hathern Church of England Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Sutton Bonington Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Diseworth Church of England Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Kegworth Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Normanton-On-Soar Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Loughborough
Other schools in Loughborough
Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre ranks 8th 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 ages does Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre teach?
- Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Loughborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre?
- The headteacher of Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre is Mrs Sara Gray, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre?
- Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre has 111 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre full?
- Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre has capacity for 105 pupils and 111 on roll (106%), 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 Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre a faith school?
- Yes. Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Leicester.
- Does Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre as having no nursery classes.
- How have Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre ranked 29th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 100% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre's absence rate?
- Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre's overall absence rate is 2.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre'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.