Primary school

Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Leicestershire
  • LE12 9AE
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2016

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,780 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 85%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 59%59%2016/17: top 19%19% · 2016/172017/18: top 22%2018/19: top 68%2022/23: top 53%2023/24: top 38%2024/25: top 85%No exams

Against East Midlands

Expected standard, RWM47% · East Midlands 63%Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM7% · East Midlands 6%Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score104 · East Midlands 105Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score102 · East Midlands 104Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 50% · 20 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: 77% · 13 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 78% · 27 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 60% · 25 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 60% · 20 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 67% · 27 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 47% · 15 pupils · East Midlands 63%78%47%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 10% · 20 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 15% · 13 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 19% · 27 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 8% · 25 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 15% · 20 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 11% · 27 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 7% · 15 pupils · East Midlands 6%19%7%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 20 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 107 · 13 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 107 · 27 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 105 · 25 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 107 · 20 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 106 · 27 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 104 · 15 pupils · East Midlands 105107103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 20 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 104 · 13 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 106 · 27 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 103 · 25 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 104 · 20 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 106 · 27 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 102 · 15 pupils · East Midlands 104106102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
12 of 12 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1212
2nd110
3rd70

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2025

  1. 2005Goodas predecessor
  2. 2008Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Requires improvement
  4. 2016Good
  5. 2020Remains Good
  6. 2025Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026169
Free school meals (past 6 years)24.7%
First language not English9.1%
SEN support15.6%
EHC plan3.3%
Absence (sessions missed)4.3%
Persistently absent pupils10.3%

Girls 50.6%Boys 49.4%

80.5% full · 210 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 17 responses (11% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school100% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school100% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved100% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 88.2% not applicable50% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year94.1% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 29.4% not applicable91.7% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child94.1% agree
  • My child does well at this school94.1% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing100% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school94.1% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school100% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development94.1% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent100% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.1
Pupils per adult9.7
  • Classroom teachers 6.6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 8.3
  • Other support 3.5

Teachers 8.6 FTE · Whole workforce 20.4 · 31 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,084
Spend per pupil£7,747
Staff spend per pupil£6,130
Reserve per pupil−£3,201
  • −£493,000revenue reserve
  • −£102,000in-year balance

Grants £6,747 · self-generated £370 · premises £364 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