School profile

Normanton-On-Soar Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Loughborough, LE12 5HB

Requires improvement

Map showing Normanton-On-Soar Primary School

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Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
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Normanton-On-Soar Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 13 Dec 2022

Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeAcademy sponsor led
Ages3 to 11
Pupils54
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Sarah Philpott
TrustEQUALS TRUST
Local authorityNottinghamshire
Opened01 Oct 2024
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 151159.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils54
Girls21
Boys33
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.11.1%
First language not English5.6%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.83
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.51
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.38.6%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.3
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.2
Average class size13.5

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
83.3%
Other White
11.1%
Other mixed
3.7%
Other Black
1.9%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
Gypsy/Roma
0%
White and Black Caribbean
0%
White and Black African
0%
White and Asian
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher14.1
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.7.9
Teachers (FTE)3.8
Teaching assistants (FTE)2.93
Support staff (FTE)3.75
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/253.8
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/253.4
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250.4

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.2
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.12
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.2
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.2
Applications from another local authority (Reception)2

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolNottinghamshireEngland
Overall absence5.1%, similar to England, similar to Nottinghamshire4.8%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.19.1%, worse than England, worse than Nottinghamshire11.7%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%, better than England, better than Nottinghamshire1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

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Schools near Normanton-On-Soar Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
1.0 miPrimaryHathern Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
1.0 miPrimarySutton Bonington Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.5 miPrimaryRobert Bakewell Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.7 miPrimaryStonebow Primary School LoughboroughAcademy converter
Good

Frequently asked questions about Normanton-On-Soar Primary School

What is Normanton-On-Soar Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Normanton-On-Soar Primary School is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted, last inspected on 13 Dec 2022.

How hard is it to get into Normanton-On-Soar Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Normanton-On-Soar Primary School made 2 offers from 12 applications (6 per offer), and 2 of 2 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Normanton-On-Soar Primary School?

Normanton-On-Soar Primary School has 54 pupils aged 3 to 11.

What is the capacity of Normanton-On-Soar Primary School?

Normanton-On-Soar Primary School had 83 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Normanton-On-Soar Primary School?

At Normanton-On-Soar Primary School, the average class had 13.5 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 14.1 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Normanton-On-Soar Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Normanton-On-Soar Primary School missed 5.1% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 19.1% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.