St Botolph's Church of England Primary School
Forest Street, Loughborough, LE12 9DA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Pepper
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leicester
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Loughborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 380
- URN
- 120159
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01509503387
About this school
St Botolph's Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Loughborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 380 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Botolph's Church of England Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 47 | 50 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 48% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 8% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 58% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 72% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 72% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 St Botolph's Church of England 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 | 72% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 312 |
| 2023/24 | 334 |
| 2024/25 | 367 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Botolph's Church of England Primary School compares
St Botolph's Church of England Primary School ranked 113th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 6% | 20.2% | 380 | — |
| 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 | 0.5 miles |
| Oxley Primary School Shepshed | 77% | 4% | 21.8% | 256 | 0.8 miles |
| Stonebow Primary School Loughborough | 56% | 7.6% | 16.1% | 199 | 1.5 miles |
| Booth Wood Academy | — | 4.4% | 15.7% | 210 | 1.9 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)
- 20.16%
- English as an additional language
- 1.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.96%
- Persistent absence
- 15.58%
Location
Nearby schools
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Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire0.4 miles
Primary · Loughborough
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Newcroft Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Loughborough
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Oxley Primary School Shepshed0.8 miles
Primary · Loughborough
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Stonebow Primary School Loughborough1.5 miles
Primary · Loughborough
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Booth Wood Academy1.9 miles
Primary · Loughborough
Other schools in Loughborough
St Botolph's Church of England Primary School ranks 22nd 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 St Botolph's Church of England Primary School teach?
- St Botolph's Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Loughborough.
- Who is the headteacher of St Botolph's Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Botolph's Church of England Primary School is Mrs Emma Pepper, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Botolph's Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Botolph's Church of England 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 many pupils are at St Botolph's Church of England Primary School?
- St Botolph's Church of England Primary School has 380 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Botolph's Church of England Primary School full?
- St Botolph's Church of England Primary School has capacity for 600 pupils and 380 on roll (63%), so it has space against 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 St Botolph's Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Botolph's Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Leicester.
- Does St Botolph's Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Botolph's Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does St Botolph's Church of England Primary School have?
- The schools register lists St Botolph's Church of England Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St Botolph's Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Botolph's Church of England Primary School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- St Botolph's Church of England Primary School ranked 113th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Botolph's Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- St Botolph's Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Botolph's Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Botolph's Church of England 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.