SCHOOL PROFILE

Stonebow Primary School Loughborough

Primary Academy converter URN 139287
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Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 225 Published school capacity
Capacity used 88.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

6 November 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

12 September 2019
Graded inspection Good
Published 10 October 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Leicestershire
Trust STONEBOW PRIMARY SCHOOL
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 199 199 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 90 45.2% of pupils
Male pupils 109 54.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

18.6%
6.2 pts below England
School 18.6%
Charnwood 16.8%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

9.5%
10.8 pts below England
School 9.5%
Charnwood 11.5%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Charnwood 0.5%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
64.3%
128
Indian
13.1%
26
Any other White background
5.5%
11
African
3.5%
7
Any other Asian background
2.0%
4
White and Black African
2.0%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 17.6% 35 of 199 pupils
3.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.6%
Charnwood 21.0%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.1% 30 pupils
England 14.8% 0.3 pts above
EHC plans 2.5% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 3.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 24
Speech, language & communication 4
Physical disability 2
Social, emotional & mental health 2
Vision impairment 2
Hearing impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

56.0% 4.4 pts below England
School 56.0%
Charnwood 62.2%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

64.0%

9.8 pts below England

School 64.0%
Charnwood 76.0%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

64.0%

6.3 pts below England

School 64.0%
Charnwood 71.9%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

72.0%

In line with England

School 72.0%
Charnwood 75.3%
East Midlands 71.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.59%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.37 pts higher than England
School 7.59%
Charnwood 5.47%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

17.93%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.12 pts higher than England
School 17.93%
Charnwood 12.89%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

4.35%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

2.54 pts higher than England
School 4.35%
Charnwood 1.47%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

88.4% 0.3 pts above England
Stonebow Primary School Loughborough
88.4%
Charnwood
84.2%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information