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St Charles Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy

Bosworth Road, Measham, Swadlincote DE12 7LQ · st-charles.leics.sch.uk · 01530 270572

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Jan 2023
Key stage 2, 2024/25
65%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Leicestershire 63%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
136
11 over 125 places · 109%
Local authority
Leicestershire
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
22.1%
First language not English
12.5%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 20 families put the school first and 20 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 15 (Places 16)15September 2023: 13 (Places 14)13September 2024: 12 (Places 12)12September 2025: 16 (Places 16)16September 2026: 20 (Places 20)20Places 20
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202620201100%
September 2025Sept 202516161100%
September 2024Sept 202412121100%
September 2023Sept 202314130.9100%
September 2022Sept 202216150.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% 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: 67% (England 53%)67%2016/17: 65% (England 61%)65%2017/18: 76% (England 64%)76%2018/19: 88% (England 65%)88%2022/23: 70% (England 60%)70%2023/24: 58% (England 61%)58%2024/25: 65% (England 62%)65%England 62%

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 120212)

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 17 January 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St Charles Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
17 Jan 2023
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2013

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 120212), which Ofsted links to this one.

Before September 2019

  • Feb 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 120212)

  • Sept 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 120212)

  • Oct 2011Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsGood

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 120212)

What parents said

89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (28 replies, to 1 January 2024).

Recommend
89%
Replies
28
22% · 1 Jan 2024
Child is happy at school▲97% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲96% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲93% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲93% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▲100% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲96% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲89% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▲96% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development●78% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲88% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 68% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲72% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 25% who had a child bullied

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