Overall Oxbridge
#1,028
6 ranked schools · -114 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
64
Offers
13
Offer rate20.3%
-2.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
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.
38
Primary
schools
9
Secondary
schools
1
Post-16
colleges
6
Special
schools
1
Other
schools
of which9sixth forms·18faith55 total
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
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%
Oxford
#282
4 ranked schools · -29 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
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 1,880
Applications
39
Offers
10
Offer rate25.6%
-3.8 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
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Loughborough
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Loughborough
Top 3 Sixth Forms
2026
Loughborough
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