Robert Bakewell Primary School
Barsby Drive, Loughborough, LE11 5UJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ROBERT BAKEWELL PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Jon Bishop
- Constituency
- Loughborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 330
- Pupils on roll
- 307
- URN
- 140476
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01509231646
About this school
Robert Bakewell Primary School is a primary academy in Loughborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 307 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Robert Bakewell 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
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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 45 | 46 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 50% | 29% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 67% | 49% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 61% | 56% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 74% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.70 | - | - |
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 Robert Bakewell 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 | 50% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 29% | 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 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 283 |
| 2023/24 | 307 |
| 2024/25 | 314 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Robert Bakewell Primary School compares
Robert Bakewell Primary School ranked 208th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% 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 | 29% | 6.2% | 36.6% | 307 | — |
| Thorpe Acre Infant School | — | 6.3% | 27% | 123 | 0.7 miles |
| Thorpe Acre Junior School | 52% | 5.4% | 36.2% | 196 | 0.7 miles |
| Stonebow Primary School Loughborough | 56% | 7.6% | 16.1% | 199 | 0.8 miles |
| Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough | 58% | 3.4% | 19.5% | 207 | 0.9 miles |
| Loughborough Church of England Primary School | 75% | 6.5% | 23.2% | 150 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.62%
- English as an additional language
- 18.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.15%
- Persistent absence
- 18.18%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thorpe Acre Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Thorpe Acre Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Stonebow Primary School Loughborough0.8 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough0.9 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Loughborough Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Loughborough
Other schools in Loughborough
Robert Bakewell Primary School ranks 34th 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 Robert Bakewell Primary School teach?
- Robert Bakewell Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Loughborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Robert Bakewell Primary School?
- The headteacher of Robert Bakewell Primary School is Mr Jon Bishop, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Robert Bakewell Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Robert Bakewell 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 Robert Bakewell Primary School?
- Robert Bakewell Primary School has 307 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Robert Bakewell Primary School full?
- Robert Bakewell Primary School has capacity for 330 pupils and 307 on roll (93%), 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 Robert Bakewell Primary School a faith school?
- No. Robert Bakewell Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Robert Bakewell Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Robert Bakewell Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Robert Bakewell Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Robert Bakewell Primary School is part of ROBERT BAKEWELL PRIMARY SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Robert Bakewell 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 29% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Robert Bakewell Primary School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Robert Bakewell Primary School ranked 208th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% 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 Robert Bakewell Primary School's absence rate?
- Robert Bakewell 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 Robert Bakewell Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Robert Bakewell 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.