Primary school

Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Leicestershire
  • LE11 5AX
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2012

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,792 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 66%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 57%57%2016/17: top 85%2017/18: top 93%2018/19: top 45%2022/23: top 33%33% · 2022/232023/24: top 63%2024/25: top 66%No exams

Against East Midlands

Expected standard, RWM58% · East Midlands 63%Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM8% · East Midlands 6%Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score102 · East Midlands 105Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score103 · East Midlands 104Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 52% · 23 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: 45% · 22 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 41% · 29 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 69% · 29 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 68% · 28 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 57% · 30 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 58% · 24 pupils · East Midlands 63%69%41%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 23 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 5% · 22 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 3% · 29 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 10% · 29 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 11% · 28 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 10% · 30 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 8% · 24 pupils · East Midlands 6%11%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 23 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 103 · 22 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 103 · 29 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 104 · 29 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 105 · 28 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 103 · 30 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 102 · 24 pupils · East Midlands 105105102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 23 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 102 · 22 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 101 · 29 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 104 · 29 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 105 · 28 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 104 · 30 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 103 · 24 pupils · East Midlands 104105100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
23 of 23 who put it first2014 · 81.1%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2323
2nd180
3rd180

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026207
Free school meals (past 6 years)19.5%
First language not English42.5%
SEN support14.5%
EHC plan3.0%
Absence (sessions missed)3.4%
Persistently absent pupils8.2%

Girls 50.5%Boys 49.5%

98.6% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher24.6
Pupils per adult13.5
  • Classroom teachers 6.4
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 6.9
  • Other support 2.8

Teachers 8.4 FTE · Whole workforce 18.2 · 28 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,935
Spend per pupil£6,815
Staff spend per pupil£5,350
Reserve per pupil−£650
  • −£130,000revenue reserve
  • +£24,000in-year balance

Grants £6,535 · self-generated £405 · premises £320 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (23 academies) · trust reserve £2,162,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it