Newcroft Primary Academy

Newcroft Primary Academy at a glance

Located in Loughborough, Leicestershire, Newcroft Primary Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 396 pupils aged 3 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 88% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 12.0 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 among the top 11% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 110 in reading and 109 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 12% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 75% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (79 first choices for 59 places). Overall pupil absence was 3.0%. There are about 21.3 pupils per teacher. Newcroft Primary Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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.