Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School
Barrow Road, Burton-on-the-Wolds, Loughborough, LE12 5TBOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School is a primary school in Loughborough for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 324 schools in Leicestershire. It ranks 15th of 34 primary schools in Loughborough. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in July 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 1 July 2025, report published 10 September 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 1 July 2025
The school is an integral part of the local community. Pupils enjoy learning and are keen to attend school regularly. They learn to treat each other as individuals. They feel safe and well cared for. One pupil spoke for many when saying, 'Everybody has a place here.' The school is extremely ambitious for its pupils. The curriculum is designed to provide a high quality of education that is relevant to pupils. Pupils achieve well in many subjects. They benefit from a comprehensive personal development programme. It is exemplary in the way that it prepares pupils for life in modern Britain. Pupils understand that they are expected to be 'ready, respectful and safe'. They know these expectations mean they need to sit up straight, listen carefully and consider others. Parents and carers are full of praise for the school. They talk of supportive staff who help their children to flourish. If pupils are worried, they feel comfortable to talk to staff in school. Pupils say that if they fall out, adults take the time to listen and help them get along together. Pupils love to have lunch outside and dig for fossils in the playground or take responsibility for the school garden.
What the school should improve
- In some subjects, not all pupils receive the support they need to help them to apply their understanding of grammar fully to their written work. Where this is the case, some pupils' written communication is not as well developed as it could be. The school should ensure that its writing curriculum enables all pupils to transfer the grammar skills they learn to embed them into sustained and high-quality writing across the curriculum.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
28 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
213 pupils on roll, with places for 210
Schools near Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wymeswold Church of England Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 62% met the expected standard |
| Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 55% met the expected standard |
| Seagrave Village Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 67% met the expected standard |
| Cobden Primary School & Community Centre | 3 miles | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement | 45% met the expected standard |
| Rendell Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 79% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Wilson
- Phone
- 01509880298
- Address
- Barrow Road, Burton-on-the-Wolds, Loughborough, LE12 5TB
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- URN
- 119912
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.