Sutton Bonington Primary School
Park Lane, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough, LE12 5NH
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
It was replaced by Sutton Bonington Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Allen
- Constituency
- Rushcliffe
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 144
- URN
- 122677
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
About this school
Sutton Bonington Primary School was a community primary school in Loughborough. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 144 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Sutton Bonington Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - |
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 Sutton Bonington 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 | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 154 |
| 2023/24 | 144 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sutton Bonington Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 92% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.9% | 11.1% | 144 | — |
| Sutton Bonington Primary School | 75% | 3.7% | 11.8% | 160 | 0.0 miles |
| Normanton-On-Soar Primary School | — | 6.3% | 4.8% | 54 | 1.0 miles |
| Hathern Church of England Primary School | 74% | 4.6% | 15.9% | 180 | 1.5 miles |
| Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre | 80% | 2.5% | 7.5% | 111 | 1.9 miles |
| Kegworth Primary School | 71% | 3.6% | 12.7% | 240 | 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.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.1%
- English as an additional language
- 5.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.9%
- Persistent absence
- 6.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sutton Bonington Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Normanton-On-Soar Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Hathern Church of England Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre1.9 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Kegworth Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Derby
Other 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 Sutton Bonington Primary School teach?
- Sutton Bonington Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Loughborough.
- Has Sutton Bonington Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Sutton Bonington Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Sutton Bonington Primary School?
- Sutton Bonington Primary School had 144 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Sutton Bonington Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Sutton Bonington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sutton Bonington 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 31 August 2024.