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Belton Church of England Primary School

Primary · Loughborough · LE12 9TS

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 3 October 2023

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At a glance

65 pupils · 62% of 105 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary controlled school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
10.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
1.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
10.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
5.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.belton.leics.sch.uk
URN
120114

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 2 families named it first for 3 Reception places, 0.67 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 3 October 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

11 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
55%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
9%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school55%
Median of its 12 closest peers55.5%
Leicestershire average63.1%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Otterhampton Primary SchoolBridgwater · 133 miles awayGood44%
Cheriton Primary SchoolAlresford · 120 miles awayGood70%
Salterlee Primary SchoolHalifax · 69 miles awayGood42%
Newbrough Church of England Primary SchoolHexham · 157 miles awayExpected standard50%
Kilmington Primary SchoolAxminster · 156 miles awayRequires improvement38%
Staveley CofE SchoolKendal · 126 miles awayGood55%
Broad Hinton Church of England Primary SchoolSwindon · 92 miles awayGood86%
Dolphinholme Church of England Primary SchoolLancaster · 101 miles awayGood85%
East Allington Primary SchoolTotnes · 199 miles awayGood60%
Waddingham Primary SchoolGainsborough · 57 miles awayGood56%
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, CromhallWotton-under-Edge · 93 miles awayNeeds attention29%
Llangrove CE AcademyRoss-on-Wye · 85 miles awayExpected standard64%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 92% (Leicestershire 73%, England 60%) · Any other Mixed background 5% (Leicestershire 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Leicestershire 2%, England 2%) · Any other White background 2% (Leicestershire 4%, England 7%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

3.85 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Leicestershire: 2.10 suspensions and 0.02 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
18.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

92% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 8% moved to another state school

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

33.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 3 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £44,866; 20% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£11,304
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 72% (76%) · premises 8% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 13% (9%) · educational supplies 7% (4%) · bought-in professional services 5% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£26,645; in-year balance -£84,136

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher38.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications14.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work43.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways12.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health47.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier79.8%62.3%
Social housing9.8%17.1%
Privately rented10.1%20.5%
Detached houses60.8%22.9%
Flats2.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms36.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01025923 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£290,00017 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£255,000–£450,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (12)£337,500
Semi-detached (5)£255,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
1a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
1a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
0a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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