Outwoods Edge Primary School
21 Redwood Road, Loughborough, LE11 2LD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BRADGATE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Peet
- Sponsor
- Bradgate Education Partnership
- Constituency
- Loughborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 412
- URN
- 139038
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01509216177
About this school
Outwoods Edge Primary School is a primary academy in Loughborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 412 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Outwoods Edge 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- 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 | 57 | 59 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 39% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 73% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 59% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 69% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
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 Outwoods Edge 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 | 53% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 39% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 414 |
| 2023/24 | 416 |
| 2024/25 | 413 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Outwoods Edge Primary School compares
Outwoods Edge Primary School ranked 66th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 4.2% | 14.5% | 412 | — |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy | 82% | 3.4% | 11.2% | 203 | 0.7 miles |
| Lift Beacon | 81% | 6% | 47.7% | 379 | 0.7 miles |
| Mountfields Lodge School | 45% | 4.2% | 10.9% | 468 | 1.0 miles |
| Holywell Primary School | 83% | 3.2% | 5.3% | 412 | 1.3 miles |
| St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School | 63% | 3.8% | 6.3% | 497 | 1.3 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.53%
- English as an additional language
- 14%
- Overall absence
- 4.23%
- Persistent absence
- 9.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Loughborough
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Lift Beacon0.7 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Mountfields Lodge School1.0 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Holywell Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Loughborough
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St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Loughborough
Other schools in Loughborough
Outwoods Edge Primary School ranks 16th 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 Outwoods Edge Primary School teach?
- Outwoods Edge Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Loughborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Outwoods Edge Primary School?
- The headteacher of Outwoods Edge Primary School is Mr Matthew Peet, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Outwoods Edge Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Outwoods Edge 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 Outwoods Edge Primary School?
- Outwoods Edge Primary School has 412 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Outwoods Edge Primary School full?
- Outwoods Edge Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 412 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Outwoods Edge Primary School a faith school?
- No. Outwoods Edge Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Outwoods Edge Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Outwoods Edge Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Outwoods Edge Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Outwoods Edge Primary School is part of BRADGATE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Outwoods Edge Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Outwoods Edge Primary School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Outwoods Edge Primary School ranked 66th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Outwoods Edge Primary School's absence rate?
- Outwoods Edge Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Outwoods Edge Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Outwoods Edge 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.