Stonebow Primary School Loughborough
Stonebow Close, Loughborough, LE11 4ZH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- STONEBOW PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Brockless
- Constituency
- Loughborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 225
- Pupils on roll
- 199
- URN
- 139287
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01509646217
About this school
Stonebow Primary School Loughborough is a primary academy in Loughborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 199 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 40 | 25 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 76% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 92% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 76% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 76% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.50 | - | - |
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 Stonebow Primary School Loughborough 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 | 50% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 212 |
| 2023/24 | 203 |
| 2024/25 | 205 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stonebow Primary School Loughborough compares
Stonebow Primary School Loughborough ranked 149th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 7.6% | 16.1% | 199 | — |
| Robert Bakewell Primary School | 29% | 6.2% | 36.6% | 307 | 0.8 miles |
| Thorpe Acre Junior School | 52% | 5.4% | 36.2% | 196 | 0.9 miles |
| Thorpe Acre Infant School | — | 6.3% | 27% | 123 | 0.9 miles |
| Hathern Church of England Primary School | 74% | 4.6% | 15.9% | 180 | 1.0 miles |
| Booth Wood Academy | — | 4.4% | 15.7% | 210 | 1.1 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
-
Ungraded inspection report6 November 2024
- 12 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.1%
- English as an additional language
- 8.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.59%
- Persistent absence
- 17.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Robert Bakewell Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Thorpe Acre Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Thorpe Acre Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Hathern Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Booth Wood Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Loughborough
Other schools in Loughborough
Stonebow Primary School Loughborough ranks 25th 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 Stonebow Primary School Loughborough teach?
- Stonebow Primary School Loughborough teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Loughborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Stonebow Primary School Loughborough?
- The headteacher of Stonebow Primary School Loughborough is Mr Paul Brockless, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Stonebow Primary School Loughborough last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stonebow Primary School Loughborough, 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 Stonebow Primary School Loughborough?
- Stonebow Primary School Loughborough has 199 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Stonebow Primary School Loughborough full?
- Stonebow Primary School Loughborough has capacity for 225 pupils and 199 on roll (88%), 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 Stonebow Primary School Loughborough a faith school?
- No. Stonebow Primary School Loughborough has no designated religious character.
- Does Stonebow Primary School Loughborough have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Stonebow Primary School Loughborough as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Stonebow Primary School Loughborough?
- Stonebow Primary School Loughborough is part of STONEBOW PRIMARY SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Stonebow Primary School Loughborough's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stonebow Primary School Loughborough rank locally?
- Stonebow Primary School Loughborough ranked 149th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stonebow Primary School Loughborough's absence rate?
- Stonebow Primary School Loughborough's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stonebow Primary School Loughborough's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stonebow Primary School Loughborough'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.