John Wycliffe Primary School
Moorbarns Lane, Lutterworth, LE17 4QJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INSPIRING PRIMARIES ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ruth Roberts
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- South Leicestershire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 315
- URN
- 144111
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01455553135
About this school
John Wycliffe Primary School is a primary academy in Lutterworth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 315 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected John Wycliffe 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 | 42 | 51 | 37 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 36% | 37% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 65% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 52% | 61% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 65% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.60 | - | - |
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 John Wycliffe 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 | 36% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 37% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 294 |
| 2023/24 | 314 |
| 2024/25 | 303 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How John Wycliffe Primary School compares
John Wycliffe Primary School ranked 188th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 7% | 21.5% | 315 | — |
| Sherrier Church of England Primary School | 73% | 3.8% | 11.1% | 414 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bitteswell | 56% | 3.9% | 9.4% | 104 | 1.1 miles |
| Ullesthorpe Church of England Primary School | 57% | 4.9% | 8.8% | 99 | 2.9 miles |
| Gilmorton Chandler Church of England Primary School | 69% | 4.1% | 5.6% | 219 | 3.1 miles |
| Swinford Church of England Primary School | 44% | 4.2% | 2.9% | 101 | 3.4 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
- 25 April 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report4 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.45%
- English as an additional language
- 11.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.02%
- Persistent absence
- 17.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sherrier Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Lutterworth
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bitteswell1.1 miles
Primary · Lutterworth
-
Ullesthorpe Church of England Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Lutterworth
-
Gilmorton Chandler Church of England Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Lutterworth
-
Swinford Church of England Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Lutterworth
Other schools in Lutterworth
John Wycliffe Primary School ranks 9th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Lutterworth.
- Dunton Bassett Primary School Primary
- Gilmorton Chandler Church of England Primary School Primary
- Husbands Bosworth Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sherrier Church of England Primary School Primary
- South Kilworth Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, North Kilworth Primary
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bitteswell Primary
- Swinford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ullesthorpe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lutterworth College Secondary
- Lutterworth High School Secondary
- Henry David Learning Woodfield School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does John Wycliffe Primary School teach?
- John Wycliffe Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Lutterworth.
- Who is the headteacher of John Wycliffe Primary School?
- The headteacher of John Wycliffe Primary School is Mrs Ruth Roberts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has John Wycliffe Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected John Wycliffe 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 John Wycliffe Primary School?
- John Wycliffe Primary School has 315 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is John Wycliffe Primary School full?
- John Wycliffe Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 315 on roll (75%), 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 John Wycliffe Primary School a faith school?
- No. John Wycliffe Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is John Wycliffe Primary School a selective school?
- No. John Wycliffe Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does John Wycliffe Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records John Wycliffe Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is John Wycliffe Primary School part of an academy trust?
- John Wycliffe Primary School is part of INSPIRING PRIMARIES ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does John Wycliffe Primary School have?
- The schools register lists John Wycliffe Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have John Wycliffe Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 36% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does John Wycliffe Primary School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- John Wycliffe Primary School ranked 188th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is John Wycliffe Primary School's absence rate?
- John Wycliffe Primary School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are John Wycliffe Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, John Wycliffe 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 10 July 2026.