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Sheepy Magna Church of England Primary School

Primary · Atherstone · CV9 3QR

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 8 April 2025

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At a glance

95 pupils · 90% 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
10.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
7.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.sheepymagna.leics.sch.uk
URN
120158

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 12 families named it first for 15 Reception places, 0.80 first choices per place. At its inspection on 8 April 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.80 first-choice applications per place

15 places offered · 12 first-choice applications · usually has places

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
61%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
6%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
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 school61%
Median of its 12 closest peers72%
Leicestershire average63.1%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind 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
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, WithnellChorley · 86 miles awayOutstanding71%
Upottery Primary SchoolHoniton · 139 miles awayGood82%
Wentworth CofE Junior and Infant SchoolRotherham · 60 miles awayGood63%
Preston Candover Church of England Primary SchoolBasingstoke · 101 miles awayGood79%
Bolney CofE Primary SchoolHaywards Heath · 125 miles awayGood20%
The Priors SchoolSoutham · 29 miles awayNo current grade82%
Stanbury Village SchoolKeighley · 86 miles awayGood67%
Langar CofE Primary SchoolNottingham · 32 miles awayGood75%
Dunsford Community AcademyExeter · 162 miles awayGood73%
Tedburn St Mary SchoolExeter · 159 miles awayGood82%
Hipsburn Primary SchoolAlnwick · 192 miles awayGood67%
Bealings SchoolWoodbridge · 122 miles awayGood53%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 93% (Leicestershire 73%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Leicestershire 2%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 1% (Leicestershire 7%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Leicestershire 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Leicestershire 2%, England 2%) · Any other White background 1% (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)
4.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
3.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

3.92 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
17
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

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)

57.1% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.9 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 £49,306; 12.5% 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£8,713
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (76%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £76,237; in-year balance -£12,972

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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)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher37.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications14%18.1%
In managerial or professional work43.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways9.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health53%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier78.5%62.3%
Social housing9.7%17.1%
Privately rented11.8%20.5%
Detached houses63.6%22.9%
Flats1.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms42.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01025882 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£450,00018 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£323,500–£562,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (9)£565,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of 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
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
3a 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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