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School admissions in Loughborough

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 3 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Loughborough in figures

For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 37 schools in Loughborough first 1,120 times for 1,136 places: 0.99 first choices per place. 4 of the 37 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.63 miles (Brookside Primary School) to 1.19 miles (Millside Spencer Academy).

For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 8 schools in Loughborough first 1,450 times for 1,415 places: 1.02 first choices per place. 5 of the 8 had more first choices than places. For 2025 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: East Leake Academy, to 4.87 miles.

Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.

Reception places, September 2026

37 schools. 4 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Newcroft Primary AcademyLoughborough1.3459not published
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary SchoolLoughborough1.1559not published
Brookside Primary SchoolLoughborough1.04480.63 miles 2026
Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary SchoolLoughborough1.0330not published
Booth Wood AcademyLoughborough1.0029not published
Cobden Primary School & Community CentreLoughborough1.0035not published
Costock CofE Primary SchoolLoughborough1.006not published
Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community CentreLoughborough1.0014not published
Loughborough Church of England Primary SchoolLoughborough1.0010not published
Millside Spencer AcademyLoughborough1.00301.19 miles 2026
Mountfields Lodge SchoolLoughborough1.0048not published
Normanton-On-Soar Primary SchoolLoughborough1.002not published
Rendell Primary SchoolLoughborough1.0041not published
Robert Bakewell Primary SchoolLoughborough1.0027not published
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary AcademyLoughborough1.0029not published
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, LoughboroughLoughborough1.0023not published
Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, LeicestershireLoughborough1.0012not published
Sileby Redlands Community Primary SchoolLoughborough1.0052not published
Stonebow Primary School LoughboroughLoughborough1.0020not published
Sutton Bonington Primary SchoolLoughborough1.0017not published
Swithland St Leonard's Church of England Primary SchoolLoughborough1.0014not published
Thorpe Acre Infant SchoolLoughborough1.0026not published
Wymeswold Church of England Primary SchoolLoughborough1.0020not published
Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary SchoolLoughborough0.9682not published
Holywell Primary SchoolLoughborough0.9654not published
Lift BeaconLoughborough0.9627not published
Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery SchoolLoughborough0.9652not published
Hathern Church of England Primary SchoolLoughborough0.9624not published
Highgate Primary SchoolLoughborough0.9522not published
Outwoods Edge Primary SchoolLoughborough0.9345not published
Seagrave Village Primary SchoolLoughborough0.9314not published
Willoughby Primary SchoolLoughborough0.836not published
Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary SchoolLoughborough0.8353not published
St Botolph's Church of England Primary SchoolLoughborough0.8346not published
Oxley Primary School ShepshedLoughborough0.7528not published
Woodhouse Eaves St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolLoughborough0.7229not published
Belton Church of England Primary SchoolLoughborough0.673not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

8 schools. 5 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Woodbrook Vale SchoolLoughborough1.29162not published
De Lisle College Loughborough LeicestershireLoughborough1.24211not published
Limehurst AcademyLoughborough1.13121not published
Humphrey Perkins SchoolLoughborough1.07178not published
Iveshead SchoolLoughborough1.05164not published
East Leake AcademyLoughborough0.892064.87 miles 2025
RawlinsLoughborough0.81231not published
Charnwood CollegeLoughborough0.76142not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.