Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire
Convent Drive, Coalville, LE67 3SF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Judy Beer
- Diocese
- Diocese of Nottingham
- Constituency
- North West Leicestershire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 193
- URN
- 138296
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01530837747
About this school
Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Coalville. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 193 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire, 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 24 | 28 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 46% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 4% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 64% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 64% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 57% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
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 Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire 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 | 54% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 200 |
| 2023/24 | 193 |
| 2024/25 | 197 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire compares
Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire ranked 121st of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 5.8% | 20.8% | 193 | — |
| Belvoirdale Community Primary School | 48% | 6% | 34.5% | 337 | 0.1 miles |
| Hugglescote Community Primary School | — | — | — | 533 | 0.7 miles |
| Broom Leys School | 63% | 4.9% | 20.3% | 583 | 0.8 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School, Coalville | 77% | 5.9% | 34.2% | 264 | 0.9 miles |
| New Swannington Primary School | 46% | 4.7% | 9.6% | 172 | 1.5 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)
- 20.81%
- English as an additional language
- 26.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.82%
- Persistent absence
- 15.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Belvoirdale Community Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Coalville
-
Hugglescote Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Coalville
-
Broom Leys School0.8 miles
Primary · Coalville
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All Saints Church of England Primary School, Coalville0.9 miles
Primary · Coalville
-
New Swannington Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Coalville
Other schools in Coalville
Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire ranks 9th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Coalville.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Coalville Primary
- Belvoirdale Community Primary School Primary
- Broom Leys School Primary
- Ellistown Community Primary School Primary
- Greenstone Primary School Primary
- Griffydam Primary School Primary
- Heather Primary School Primary
- Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Hugglescote Community Primary School Primary
- New Swannington Primary School Primary
- Newbold Church of England Primary School Primary
- Newton Burgoland Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire teach?
- Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Coalville.
- Who is the headteacher of Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire?
- The headteacher of Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire is Mrs Judy Beer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire, 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 Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire?
- Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire has 193 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire full?
- Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire has capacity for 210 pupils and 193 on roll (92%), 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 Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire a faith school?
- Yes. Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Nottingham.
- Does Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire as having no nursery classes.
- Is Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire part of an academy trust?
- Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire is part of ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire ranked 121st of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire's absence rate?
- Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire'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 1 July 2026.