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Sheepy Magna Church of England Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled

Main Road, Sheepy Magna, Atherstone CV9 3QR · sheepymagna.leics.sch.uk · 01827 880395

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
61%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Leicestershire 63%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
95
90% of 105 places
Local authority
Leicestershire
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
10.5%
First language not English
2.1%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 12 families put the school first and 15 places were offered; 92% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 17 (Places 10)17September 2023: 15 (Places 15)15September 2024: 23 (Places 15)23September 2025: 12 (Places 12)12September 2026: 12 (Places 15)12Places 15
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202615120.892%
September 2025Sept 202512121100%
September 2024Sept 202415231.5▲65%
September 2023Sept 20231515193%
September 2022Sept 202210171.7▲59%

Results

In 2024/25, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% the higher standard. Across Leicestershire it was 63%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 100% (England 53%)100%2016/17: 55% (England 61%)55%2017/18: 100% (England 64%)100%2018/19: 80% (England 65%)80%2022/23: 56% (England 60%)56%2023/24: 79% (England 61%)79%2024/25: 61% (England 62%)61%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
●61%62%
●6%8%
Average scaled score
●104106
●104105
●104105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Sheepy Magna Church of England Primary School on 8 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
8 Apr 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2020

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Feb 2020Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2011Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsGood
  • Feb 2007Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (35 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
74%
Replies
35
34% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼83% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼83% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼71% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼75% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼83% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼77% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲92% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼86% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼83% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼71% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼71% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 80% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲54% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 26% who had a child bullied

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