What schools serve Loughborough?

There are 55 schools in Loughborough, Leicestershire — including Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School, Thorpe Acre Junior School, Thorpe Acre Infant School, Oxley Primary School Shepshed, Belton Church of England Primary School and more. You can view each school's catchment area guidance and admissions policy on catchment.school.

How many primary and secondary schools are in Loughborough?

Loughborough has 38 primary schools and 8 secondary schools. There are also 9 other schools (such as all-through or special schools) in the area. All data is sourced from the Department for Education's GIAS register.

How do I find out if my address is in a school's catchment area in Loughborough?

To check whether your address falls within a school's catchment area in Loughborough, use the postcode search tool at catchment.school. Catchment area boundaries for Loughborough schools are set by Leicestershire and reviewed each year. You can also consult the school's admissions policy or contact the Leicestershire admissions team directly for the most up-to-date boundary maps.

Schools in Loughborough

Q: Who sets catchment area boundaries for schools in Loughborough?

Catchment area boundaries for schools in Loughborough are set by Leicestershire as the admissions authority. Community and voluntary-controlled schools follow the council's published admissions policy, while academies and voluntary-aided schools may set their own. Boundaries are reviewed annually and published each September for the following academic year.

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

There are 55 schools in Loughborough , Leicestershire — including 38 primary schools and 8 secondary schools. Catchment area boundaries are set by Leicestershire and reviewed annually — click a school below to view its admissions guidance.

Primary Schools in Loughborough (38)

Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School

Primary · Community school

Loughborough · LE12 5TB

Ages 4–11 197 pupils Capacity 210

Thorpe Acre Junior School

Primary · Community school

Loughborough · LE11 4SQ

Ages 7–11 185 pupils Capacity 200

Thorpe Acre Infant School

Primary · Community school

Loughborough · LE11 4SQ

Ages 4–7 137 pupils Capacity 150

Oxley Primary School Shepshed

Primary · Community school

Loughborough · LE12 9LU

Ages 4–11 252 pupils

Belton Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Loughborough · LE12 9TS

Ages 4–11 78 pupils Capacity 105

Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Loughborough · LE12 5DB

Ages 4–11 94 pupils Capacity 105

St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Loughborough · LE12 8HQ

Ages 4–11 507 pupils Capacity 525

St Botolph's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Loughborough · LE12 9DA

Ages 4–11 367 pupils Capacity 600

Swithland St Leonard's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Loughborough · LE12 8TQ

Ages 4–11 78 pupils Capacity 105

Wymeswold Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Loughborough · LE12 6TU

Ages 4–11 115 pupils Capacity 156

Hathern Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Loughborough · LE12 5LJ

Ages 5–11 182 pupils Capacity 210

Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery School

Primary · Community school

Loughborough · LE12 6QN

Ages 3–11 416 pupils Capacity 420

Willoughby Primary School

Primary · Community school

Loughborough · LE12 6SS

Ages 4–11 44 pupils Capacity 56

Costock CofE Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Loughborough · LE12 6XD

Ages 4–11 87 pupils Capacity 105

Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Loughborough · LE11 2BG

Ages 4–11 196 pupils Capacity 210

Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough

Primary · Academy converter

Loughborough · LE11 5AX

Ages 4–11 200 pupils Capacity 210

Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire

Primary · Academy converter

Loughborough · LE12 9AE

Ages 3–11 154 pupils Capacity 210

Holywell Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Loughborough · LE11 3SJ

Ages 4–11 416 pupils Capacity 420

Rendell Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Loughborough · LE11 1LL

Ages 4–11 378 pupils Capacity 420

Lift Beacon

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Loughborough · LE11 2NF

Ages 2–11 308 pupils Capacity 380

Mountfields Lodge School

Primary · Academy converter

Loughborough · LE11 3GE

Ages 4–11 487 pupils Capacity 511

Outwoods Edge Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Loughborough · LE11 2LD

Ages 4–11 413 pupils Capacity 420

Stonebow Primary School Loughborough

Primary · Academy converter

Loughborough · LE11 4ZH

Ages 4–11 205 pupils Capacity 225

Cobden Primary School & Community Centre

Primary · Academy converter

Loughborough · LE11 1AF

Ages 4–11 375 pupils Capacity 420

Sileby Redlands Community Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Loughborough · LE12 7LZ

Ages 3–11 370 pupils Capacity 420

Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Loughborough · LE12 8HP

Ages 5–11 552 pupils Capacity 420

Robert Bakewell Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Loughborough · LE11 5UJ

Ages 4–11 314 pupils Capacity 330

Loughborough Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Loughborough · LE11 3BY

Ages 4–11 185 pupils Capacity 210

Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Loughborough · LE12 7JU

Ages 4–11 399 pupils Capacity 427

Seagrave Village Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Loughborough · LE12 7LU

Ages 4–11 101 pupils Capacity 105

Newcroft Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Loughborough · LE12 9DU

Ages 3–11 396 pupils Capacity 420

Brookside Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Loughborough · LE12 6LG

Ages 3–11 308 pupils Capacity 315

Highgate Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Loughborough · LE12 7ND

Ages 4–11 228 pupils Capacity 313

Millside Spencer Academy

Primary · Free schools

Loughborough · LE12 6AS

Ages 3–11 174 pupils Capacity 236

Woodhouse Eaves St Paul's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Loughborough · LE12 8SA

Ages 4–11 198 pupils Capacity 210

Sutton Bonington Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Loughborough · LE12 5NH

Ages 4–11 153 pupils Capacity 210

Booth Wood Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Loughborough · LE11 4PG

Ages 4–11 210 pupils Capacity 210

Normanton-On-Soar Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Loughborough · LE12 5HB

Ages 3–11 71 pupils Capacity 83

Secondary Schools in Loughborough (8)

Limehurst Academy

Secondary · Academy converter

Loughborough · LE11 1NH

Ages 11–16 651 pupils Capacity 600

Woodbrook Vale School

Secondary · Academy converter

Loughborough · LE11 2ST

Ages 11–16 830 pupils Capacity 830

Rawlins

Secondary · Academy converter

Loughborough · LE12 8DY

Ages 11–18 1506 pupils Capacity 1522

Humphrey Perkins School

Secondary · Academy converter

Loughborough · LE12 8JU

Ages 11–16 844 pupils Capacity 1106

De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire

Secondary · Academy converter

Loughborough · LE11 4SQ

Ages 11–18 1340 pupils Capacity 1308

East Leake Academy

Secondary · Academy converter

Loughborough · LE12 6QN

Ages 11–18 1088 pupils Capacity 1262

Charnwood College

Secondary · Academy sponsor led

Loughborough · LE11 4SQ

Ages 11–18 651 pupils Capacity 1442

Iveshead School

Secondary · Academy converter

Loughborough · LE12 9DB

Ages 11–19 1000 pupils Capacity 950

Other Schools in Loughborough (9)

Loughborough Grammar School

Not applicable · Other independent school

Loughborough · LE11 2DU

Ages 10–19 789 pupils Capacity 1105

Maplewell Hall School

Not applicable · Community special school

Loughborough · LE12 8QY

Ages 11–19 294 pupils Capacity 340

Ashmount School

Not applicable · Community special school

Loughborough · LE11 4SQ

Ages 4–19 207 pupils Capacity 168

Loughborough College

All through · Further education

Loughborough · LE11 3BT

Ages 16–99

Sense College Loughborough

Not applicable · Special post 16 institution

Loughborough · LE11 3BS

Ages 16–25 Capacity 130

Loughborough University

Not applicable · Higher education institutions

Loughborough · LE11 3TU

Quorn Hall School

Not applicable · Other independent special school

Loughborough · LE12 8BQ

Ages 6–17 56 pupils Capacity 85

Compass Community School Mountfields Park

Not applicable · Other independent special school

Loughborough · LE11 3GE

Ages 7–17 23 pupils Capacity 36

Bowman Academy

Not applicable · Free schools special

Loughborough · LE12 9BN

Ages 4–16 41 pupils Capacity 64

Catchment area boundaries for schools in Loughborough are set by Leicestershire and updated each year. The "last distance offered" — how far the furthest successful applicant lived — changes annually based on the number of applications received.

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