Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire
Britannia Street, Shepshed, Loughborough, LE12 9AE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Murphy
- Diocese
- Diocese of Nottingham
- Constituency
- Loughborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 169
- URN
- 138299
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01509503353
About this school
Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Loughborough. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 169 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 April 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 20 | 27 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 67% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 11% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 89% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 78% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 78% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
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 Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, 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 | 60% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 146 |
| 2023/24 | 154 |
| 2024/25 | 154 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire compares
Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire ranked 184th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 4.3% | 24.7% | 169 | — |
| St Botolph's Church of England Primary School | 63% | 6% | 20.2% | 380 | 0.4 miles |
| Oxley Primary School Shepshed | 77% | 4% | 21.8% | 256 | 0.4 miles |
| Newcroft Primary Academy | 88% | 3% | 13.6% | 442 | 0.5 miles |
| Stonebow Primary School Loughborough | 56% | 7.6% | 16.1% | 199 | 1.8 miles |
| Belton Church of England Primary School | 55% | 5.6% | 12.8% | 65 | 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.68%
- English as an additional language
- 9.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.34%
- Persistent absence
- 10.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Botolph's Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Oxley Primary School Shepshed0.4 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Newcroft Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Stonebow Primary School Loughborough1.8 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Belton Church of England Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Loughborough
Other schools in Loughborough
Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire ranks 30th 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 Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire teach?
- Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Loughborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire?
- The headteacher of Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire is Mrs Catherine Murphy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, 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 Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire?
- Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire has 169 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire full?
- Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire has capacity for 210 pupils and 169 on roll (80%), 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 Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire a faith school?
- Yes. Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Nottingham.
- Does Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire as having no nursery classes.
- Is Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire part of an academy trust?
- Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, 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 Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 47% 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 Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire ranked 184th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% 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 Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire's absence rate?
- Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, 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.