SCHOOL PROFILE

Newbold Church of England Primary School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 120149
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 70 Published school capacity
Capacity used 42.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

8 March 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Leicestershire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 30 30 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 10 33.3% of pupils
Male pupils 20 66.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

10.0%
14.8 pts below England
School 10.0%
North West Leicestershire 19.2%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.0%
20.3 pts below England
School 0.0%
North West Leicestershire 6.5%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
North West Leicestershire 0.5%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
93.3%
28
White and Asian
6.7%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 26.7% 8 of 30 pupils
5.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 26.7%
North West Leicestershire 20.3%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.0% 6 pupils
England 14.8% 5.2 pts above
EHC plans 6.7% 2 pupils
England 6.0% 0.6 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 3
Speech, language & communication 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
No specialist assessment yet 1
Vision impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2023/24.

2023/24
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

55.0% 4.0 pts below England
School 55.0%
North West Leicestershire 57.9%
East Midlands 58.2%
England 59.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.75%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.47 pts lower than England
School 3.75%
North West Leicestershire 5.52%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

15.82 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
North West Leicestershire 12.60%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
North West Leicestershire 1.28%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

42.9% 45.3 pts below England
Newbold Church of England Primary School
42.9%
North West Leicestershire
84.2%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information