Rendell Primary School
Rendell Street, Loughborough, LE11 1LL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- RENDELL PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karen Rixon
- Constituency
- Loughborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 436
- URN
- 138908
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01509263497
About this school
Rendell Primary School is a primary academy in Loughborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 436 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 49 | 58 | 48 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 76% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 12% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 84% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 88% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 91% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.40 | - | - |
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 Rendell 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 | 78% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 387 |
| 2023/24 | 397 |
| 2024/25 | 378 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rendell Primary School compares
Rendell Primary School ranked 34th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 6.2% | 23.5% | 436 | — |
| Cobden Primary School & Community Centre | 45% | 7.5% | 42.1% | 400 | 0.4 miles |
| Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough | 58% | 3.4% | 19.5% | 207 | 0.6 miles |
| Loughborough Church of England Primary School | 75% | 6.5% | 23.2% | 150 | 0.8 miles |
| Mountfields Lodge School | 45% | 4.2% | 10.9% | 468 | 1.2 miles |
| Robert Bakewell Primary School | 29% | 6.2% | 36.6% | 307 | 1.2 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)
- 23.54%
- English as an additional language
- 29.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.15%
- Persistent absence
- 19.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cobden Primary School & Community Centre0.4 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough0.6 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Loughborough Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Mountfields Lodge School1.2 miles
Primary · Loughborough
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Robert Bakewell Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Loughborough
Other schools in Loughborough
Rendell Primary School ranks 9th 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 year groups does Rendell Primary School teach?
- Rendell Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Loughborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Rendell Primary School?
- The headteacher of Rendell Primary School is Mrs Karen Rixon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rendell Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rendell 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 big is Rendell Primary School?
- Rendell Primary School has 436 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Rendell Primary School full?
- Rendell Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 436 on roll (104%), so it is at or above 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 Rendell Primary School a faith school?
- No. Rendell Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Rendell Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Rendell Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Rendell Primary School?
- Rendell Primary School is part of RENDELL PRIMARY SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Rendell Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rendell Primary School rank locally?
- Rendell Primary School ranked 34th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rendell Primary School's absence rate?
- Rendell Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rendell Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rendell 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 1 July 2026.