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Newcroft Primary Academy

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

personMrs Sara Aukland

corporate_fareSYMPHONY LEARNING TRUST

location_onLoughborough, LE12 9DU

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

391

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Expected Standard

88%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Newcroft Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Loughborough, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 4% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Newcroft Primary Academy is an academy converter in Loughborough, Leicestershire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of SYMPHONY LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 396 pupils on roll, of whom 14% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 88% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 12% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #3 of 211 primaries in Leicestershire and #567 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 26.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.9 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

88%

LA 61%

Reading93% LA 77%

Writing90% LA 71%

Maths95% LA 75%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading85% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths87% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading82% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths89% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.2

Read

LA 0.2

1.5 to 4.8

3.3

Write

LA -0.1

1.6 to 4.9

4.4

Maths

LA 0.0

2.9 to 6.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading76% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths94% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA -0.1

-3.6 to 0.7

0.9

Write

LA 0.1

-1.1 to 2.9

0.5

Maths

LA -0.1

-1.3 to 2.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 65%

Reading74% LA 76%

Writing85% LA 79%

Maths85% LA 77%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA -0.2

-3.7 to 0.3

-0.1

Write

LA 0.0

-2 to 1.8

-0.9

Maths

LA -0.3

-2.7 to 0.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

13 May 2025

Inspection Report

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06 September 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-05-13

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2014-09-09

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2012-12-11

None EIF

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

1.3%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 396 pupils. During this period, there were 5 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	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	396	5	1.3%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	394	2	0.5%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	386	2	0.5%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	384	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	385	5	1.3%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	391	2	0.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	391	3	0.8%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	393	6	1.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	402	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	398	4	1.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	398	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	385	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	385	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	386	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	374	1	0.3%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	374	3	0.8%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	367	3	0.8%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	349	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	348	2	0.6%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	340	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	316	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	312	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	316	3	0.9%	0.5%	1
2016/17 (Summer term)	266	4	1.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	263	4	1.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	262	4	1.5%	0.5%	0

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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 16 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils