Woodhouse Eaves St Paul's Church of England Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Loughborough, Leicestershire·LE12 8SA
Composite score
71.2
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#1,611
National rank
#106
In East Midlands
#18
In Leicestershire
Top 11%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
79%
% achieving higher RWM
17%
Reading average scaled score
111.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
21 first choices, 29 places
First choices per place
0.72
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
123
any preference, for 29 places

Every child who put Woodhouse Eaves St Paul's Church of England Primary School 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
198
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
3.0%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
4.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
5.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.7
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,465
Typical primary: £6,960

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Location

Woodhouse Eaves St Paul's Church of England Primary School at a glance

Located in Loughborough, Leicestershire, Woodhouse Eaves St Paul's Church of England Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 198 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Outstanding' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 2.0 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 111 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 17% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Woodhouse Eaves St Paul's Church of England Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 21 families who put it first were offered a place. There are about 22.7 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 3% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. 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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