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Contact Details

Address:
 Woodthorpe Road
 Loughborough
 Leicestershire LE11 2NF
Telephone: 01509 212227

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 2-11)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
History: This school arose from Shelthorpe Community School
Trust: Lift Schools
Sponsor: Lift Schools

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Ben Kilgannon (since January 2024)
Previous Headteacher: Manpreet Sohal
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 15.67 / 22.67
Non-teaching Staff*: 33.25
Number of pupils: 379
Pupils Per Teacher: 24.2
Sex: Mixed (58% boys / 42% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 43.20% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 16.5%
Local child deprivation rate: 17.6% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 40.4%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 44.9%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 2.8km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Leicestershire
Constituency: Loughborough
Electoral Ward: Loughborough Outwoods & Shelthorpe
School Number: 8552008

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 21st April 2026 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
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Nearby Schools

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  2. Loughborough High School (0.6km) show on map
  3. Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.8km) show on map
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  5. Fairfield Prep School (1.2km) show on map
  6. Cobden Primary School & Community Centre (1.3km) show on map
  7. ASPIRE: Lifeskills (1.4km) show on map
  8. Loughborough Church of England Primary School (1.4km) show on map
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  10. Loughborough College (1.5km) show on map
  11. Woodbrook Vale School (1.5km) show on map
  12. Sense College Loughborough (1.6km) show on map
  13. Mountfields Lodge School (1.7km) show on map
  14. Compass Community School Mountfields Park (1.7km) show on map
  15. Limehurst Academy (1.7km) show on map
  16. Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough (1.7km) show on map
  17. Rendell Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  18. St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  19. Holywell Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  20. Rawlins (2.6km) show on map
  21. Thorpe Acre Junior School (2.8km) show on map
  22. Thorpe Acre Infant School (2.8km) show on map
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  24. De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire (2.8km) show on map
  25. Charnwood College (2.8km) show on map
  26. Booth Wood Academy (2.8km) show on map
  27. Quorn Hall School (3.1km) show on map
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  29. Humphrey Perkins School (3.4km) show on map
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  31. Nanpantan Hall Nurture Centre (3.9km) show on map
  32. Stonebow Primary School Loughborough (4.1km) show on map
  33. Woodhouse Eaves St Paul's Church of England P... (4.1km) show on map
  34. Homefield College (4.7km) show on map
  35. Maplewell Hall School (4.8km) show on map
  36. Woodside Lodge Outdoor Learning Centre (4.9km) show on map
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  38. Swithland St Leonard's Church of England Prim... (5.4km) show on map
  39. Normanton-On-Soar Primary School (5.4km) show on map
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  97. Broomfield Community Primary School (11.3km) show on map
  98. Buswells Lodge Primary School (11.3km) show on map
  99. Elizabeth Woodville Primary School (11.3km) show on map
  100. Woodstock Primary Academy (11.3km) show on map
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