Willoughby Primary School
Church Lane, Willoughby-on-the-Wolds, Loughborough, LE12 6SS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Linnett
- Constituency
- Rushcliffe
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 56
- Pupils on roll
- 47
- URN
- 122681
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01509880620
About this school
Willoughby Primary School is a community primary school in Loughborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 47 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Willoughby 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 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | - | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% | - | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | - | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | - | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | - | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | - | - |
| Reading progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
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 Willoughby 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44 |
| 2023/24 | 41 |
| 2024/25 | 44 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Willoughby Primary School compares
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 | — | 4.1% | 6.8% | 47 | — |
| Wymeswold Church of England Primary School | 62% | 5.6% | 9.6% | 115 | 2.3 miles |
| Old Dalby Church of England Primary School | 38% | 5.5% | 17.1% | 163 | 2.6 miles |
| Willow Brook Primary School | 52% | 2.9% | 2.1% | 191 | 3.4 miles |
| Keyworth Primary and Nursery School | 60% | 5.4% | 45.2% | 170 | 3.8 miles |
| Costock CofE Primary School | 36% | 4.6% | 12.6% | 95 | 3.9 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
-
Graded inspection report14 April 2026
- 30 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.82%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.09%
- Persistent absence
- 5.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wymeswold Church of England Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Old Dalby Church of England Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
-
Willow Brook Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Keyworth Primary and Nursery School3.8 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Costock CofE Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Loughborough
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 ages does Willoughby Primary School teach?
- Willoughby Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Loughborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Willoughby Primary School?
- The headteacher of Willoughby Primary School is Mrs Joanne Linnett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Willoughby Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Willoughby 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 Willoughby Primary School?
- Willoughby Primary School has 47 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Willoughby Primary School full?
- Willoughby Primary School has capacity for 56 pupils and 47 on roll (84%), 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 Willoughby Primary School a faith school?
- No. Willoughby Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Willoughby Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Willoughby Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Willoughby Primary School's absence rate?
- Willoughby Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Willoughby Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Willoughby 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.