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Belton Church of England Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Joanna Scott

location_onLoughborough, LE12 9TS

language Visit Website phone 1530222304

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

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Expected Standard

55%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Belton Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Loughborough, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 72% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Belton Church of England Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Loughborough, Leicestershire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 78 pupils on roll, of whom 13% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #167 of 211 primaries in Leicestershire and #11,574 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 61%

Reading64% LA 77%

Writing64% LA 71%

Maths55% LA 75%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

29%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading71% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing59% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths47% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading92% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.4

Read

LA 0.2

-1.2 to 5.9

1.4

Write

LA -0.1

-2.1 to 4.8

-0.8

Maths

LA 0.0

-4.2 to 2.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading80% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths87% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA -0.1

-1.4 to 4.9

-3.8

Write

LA 0.1

-6.7 to -0.9

-0.6

Maths

LA -0.1

-3.3 to 2.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 65%

Reading69% LA 76%

Writing77% LA 79%

Maths62% LA 77%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA -0.2

-5.6 to 1

-2.7

Write

LA 0.0

-5.8 to 0.4

-5.3

Maths

LA -0.3

-8.3 to -2.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

03 October 2023

Inspection Report

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22 May 2018

Inspection Report

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05 November 2013

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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14 January 2009

Inspection Report

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01 February 2006

Inspection Report

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31 January 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-05-22

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-11-05

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-01-14

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.3%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.3%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 78 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.3%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	78	1	1.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	80	2	2.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	93	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	96	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	97	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	96	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	96	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	98	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	103	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	105	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	107	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	105	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	104	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	103	1	1.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	98	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	98	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	99	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	104	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	104	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	103	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	100	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	100	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	98	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	85	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	86	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	89	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 4 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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Belton Church of England Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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