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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Loughborough Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 150830
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 500 Published school capacity
Capacity used 51.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

14 March 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published 9 May 2023 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Lambeth
Trust THE CHARTER SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 257 253 full-time · 4 part-time
Female pupils 119 46.3% of pupils
Male pupils 138 53.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

56.0%
31.2 pts above England
School 56.0%
Lambeth 37.1%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

47.9%
27.6 pts above England
School 47.9%
Lambeth 39.6%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Lambeth 0.5%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
31.5%
81
Caribbean
16.3%
42
White British
8.9%
23
Any other Asian background
7.4%
19
Any other White background
7.0%
18
White and Black Caribbean
6.6%
17
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 23.0% 59 of 257 pupils
2.1 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.0%
Lambeth 23.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.2% 52 pupils
England 14.8% 5.4 pts above
EHC plans 2.7% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 3.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 33
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Hearing impairment 2
Specific learning difficulty 2

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.

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

7.27%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.05 pts higher than England
School 7.27%
Lambeth 6.67%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

21.65%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.83 pts higher than England
School 21.65%
Lambeth 19.39%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.30%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.50 pts lower than England
School 1.30%
Lambeth 1.99%
London 1.67%
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

51.4% 36.8 pts below England
Loughborough Primary School
51.4%
Lambeth
79.0%
London
85.9%
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