Normanton-On-Soar Primary School
Main Street, Normanton-on-Soar, Loughborough, LE12 5HB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EQUALS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Philpott
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Equals Trust
- Constituency
- Rushcliffe
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 83
- Pupils on roll
- 54
- URN
- 151159
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01509842326
About this school
Normanton-On-Soar Primary School is a primary academy in Loughborough. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 54 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Normanton-on-Soar Primary School (URN 122661).
How Normanton-On-Soar Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.3% | 4.8% | 54 | — |
| Hathern Church of England Primary School | 74% | 4.6% | 15.9% | 180 | 1.0 miles |
| Sutton Bonington Primary School | 75% | 3.7% | 11.8% | 160 | 1.0 miles |
| Robert Bakewell Primary School | 29% | 6.2% | 36.6% | 307 | 1.5 miles |
| Stonebow Primary School Loughborough | 56% | 7.6% | 16.1% | 199 | 1.7 miles |
| Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre | 80% | 2.5% | 7.5% | 111 | 2.1 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)
- 4.76%
- English as an additional language
- 5.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.29%
- Persistent absence
- 13.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hathern Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Sutton Bonington Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Loughborough
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Robert Bakewell Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Stonebow Primary School Loughborough1.7 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre2.1 miles
Primary · Loughborough
Other 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 Normanton-On-Soar Primary School teach?
- Normanton-On-Soar Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Loughborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Normanton-On-Soar Primary School?
- The headteacher of Normanton-On-Soar Primary School is Mrs Sarah Philpott, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Normanton-On-Soar Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Normanton-On-Soar 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 Normanton-On-Soar Primary School?
- Normanton-On-Soar Primary School has 54 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Normanton-On-Soar Primary School full?
- Normanton-On-Soar Primary School has capacity for 83 pupils and 54 on roll (65%), 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 Normanton-On-Soar Primary School a faith school?
- No. Normanton-On-Soar Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Normanton-On-Soar Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Normanton-On-Soar Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Normanton-On-Soar Primary School?
- Normanton-On-Soar Primary School is part of EQUALS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Normanton-On-Soar Primary School's absence rate?
- Normanton-On-Soar Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census.
- Does Normanton-On-Soar Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Normanton-On-Soar Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.