Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire

Academy converter·Primary school Coalville, Leicestershire·LE67 3SF
Composite score
54.7
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#5,582
National rank
#431
In East Midlands
#65
In Leicestershire
Top 38%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
59%
% achieving higher RWM
14%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
27 first choices, 27 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
76
any preference, for 27 places
Applications from another council area
1%
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
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1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
197
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
20.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
26.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.7%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.2%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
15.0%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,543
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire

Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire is a primary school in Coalville, Leicestershire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 197 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 59% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 13.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 38% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 14% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 27 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.2%. There are about 21.9 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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