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EnglandLoughborough

Schools in Loughborough

Straddling the eastern flank of Charnwood Forest where the River Soar begins to widen through Leicestershire, Loughborough is a market town of around 65,000 people and the second largest settlement in the county after Leicester. The university campus anchors the south.

Loughborough town centre is among the most school-competitive pockets in this part of the county, with Thorpe Acre and Shepshed drawing families competing for primary places across the western fringes. East Midlands Railway connects Loughborough station to Leicester in around fifteen minutes and to Nottingham in roughly twenty-five. Booth Wood and Woodhouse Eaves extend the residential catchment eastward. The town's most singular landmark is John Taylor Bellfounders, the world's largest operating bell foundry, whose commissions include the great bells of St Paul's Cathedral and York Minster, and a 2,000-lb cast made in 1980 for AC/DC's recording of Hells Bells.

Area Performance

Loughborough schools rank in the top 46% of England

Across 55 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.43/10, +0.01 vs England.

Find My School Inspection Band

12% Elite

Distribution across all Loughborough schools

12%
18%
63%
6%
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping

Loughborough vs England distribution

National Rank

Top 46%

Across all ranked Loughborough schools

Top 42%Primaryavg #6,337 of 14,978
Top 54%Secondaryavg #2,091 of 3,862
Top 51%Sixth formavg #1,291 of 2,555

Primary schools: 37 schools (state + independent)

LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.01 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#6,337
+8 pts vs medianmedian 7,489

top 42% of 14,978

% reaching expected RWM standardstate
67%
+5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
9%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.01 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#6,337
+8 pts vs medianmedian 7,489

top 42% of 14,978

% reaching expected RWM standardstate
67%
+5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
9%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%

Secondary schools: 9 schools (state + independent)

LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.2/10
-0.16 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,091
-4 pts vs medianmedian 1,931

top 54% of 3,862

% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
49%
-7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
48.5
+9.4 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.2/10
-0.16 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,091
-4 pts vs medianmedian 1,931

top 54% of 3,862

% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
49%
-7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
48.5
+9.4 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1

Sixth form schools: 9 schools (state + independent)

LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.0/10
+0.27 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,291
-1 pts vs medianmedian 1,278

top 51% of 2,555

% A*-A at A-Level
27%
+2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
50%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.0/10
+0.27 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,291
-1 pts vs medianmedian 1,278

top 51% of 2,555

% A*-A at A-Level
27%
+2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
50%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%

Overall Oxbridge

#1,028

6 ranked schools · -114 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984

Applications

64

Offers

13

Offer rate20.3%
-2.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%

Oxford

#282

4 ranked schools · -29 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198

Applications

25

Offers

3

Offer rate12.0%
-3.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%

Cambridge

#951

6 ranked schools · -178 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881

Applications

39

Offers

10

Offer rate25.6%
-3.8 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%

Local directory

School profiles in Loughborough

Start with 18 local profile links across primary schools, secondary schools and sixth forms. Each profile brings together admissions context, performance data, inspection history and school details in one place.

Primary schools

38 local matches

Rankings
  • Newcroft Primary Academy

    LoughboroughState#1 locallyElite

  • Booth Wood Academy

    LoughboroughState#2 locallyElite

  • Woodhouse Eaves St Paul's Church of England Primary School

    LoughboroughState#3 locallyElite

  • Holywell Primary School

    LoughboroughState#4 locallyExcellent

  • Swithland St Leonard's Church of England Primary School

    LoughboroughState#5 locallyGood

  • Sileby Redlands Community Primary School

    LoughboroughState#6 locallyExcellent

  • Millside Spencer Academy

    LoughboroughState#7 locallyExcellent

  • Brookside Primary School

    LoughboroughState#8 locallyGood

Secondary schools

9 local matches

Rankings
  • Loughborough Grammar School

    LoughboroughIndependent#1 locallyElite

  • De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire

    LoughboroughState#2 locallyGood

  • East Leake Academy

    LoughboroughState#3 locallyGood

  • Woodbrook Vale School

    LoughboroughState#4 locallyGood

  • Limehurst Academy

    LoughboroughState#5 locallyGood

  • Humphrey Perkins School

    LoughboroughState#6 locallyGood

  • Charnwood College

    LoughboroughState#7 locallyGood

  • Iveshead School

    LoughboroughState#8 locallyGood

Sixth forms

7 local matches

Rankings
  • Rawlins

    LoughboroughState#3 locallyDeveloping

  • Loughborough College

    LoughboroughState#6 locallyInformation not available

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