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Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire

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

personMrs Catherine Murphy

corporate_fareST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onLoughborough, LE12 9AE

language Visit Website phone 1509503353

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

146

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Expected Standard

47%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire is a Academy converter primary school in Loughborough, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 85% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire is an academy converter in Loughborough, Leicestershire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 154 pupils on roll, of whom 25% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #133 of 211 primaries in Leicestershire and #9,933 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. 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 19.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 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

47%

LA 61%

Reading73% LA 77%

Writing67% LA 71%

Maths67% LA 75%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading89% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing74% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths78% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading90% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths60% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.7

Read

LA 0.2

1.9 to 7.5

4.4

Write

LA -0.1

1.7 to 7.0

1.8

Maths

LA 0.0

-0.8 to 4.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading72% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths72% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.6

Read

LA -0.1

-0.9 to 4.1

1.6

Write

LA 0.1

-0.7 to 3.9

-0.6

Maths

LA -0.1

-2.8 to 1.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 65%

Reading85% LA 76%

Writing85% LA 79%

Maths93% LA 77%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA -0.2

-0.9 to 3.7

1.9

Write

LA 0.0

-0.3 to 4.1

1.9

Maths

LA -0.3

-0.1 to 3.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 April 2025

Inspection Report

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25 February 2020

Inspection Report

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04 May 2016

Inspection Report

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06 November 2014

Inspection Report

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13 March 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2014

Inspection Report

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10 August 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-05-04

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-01-15

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 154 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	154	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	154	1	0.6%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	158	3	1.9%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	154	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	150	1	0.7%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	149	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	146	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	145	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	169	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	170	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	167	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	176	5	2.8%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	173	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	164	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	156	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	156	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	156	3	1.9%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	162	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	158	1	0.6%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	155	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	167	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	167	1	0.6%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	168	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	161	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	161	2	1.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	156	1	0.6%	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils