Newbold Verdon Primary School

Newbold Verdon Primary School is performing well overall, with an overall effectiveness rating of good. The school promotes a positive learning environment where pupils feel inspired and eager to learn. High expectations from teachers and strong relationships between staff and pupils contribute to an engaging atmosphere. The curriculum is broad and paired with effective reading programs that encourage a love for literature from a young age. The school also ensures inclusivity, providing tailored support for pupils with special educational needs.

Strengths

• Strong relationships between staff and pupils
• High expectations for student learning and behavior
• Effective daily reading programs that foster a love for reading
• Broad and well-planned curriculum
• Special unit provides exceptional education for pupils with specific needs
• Positive behavior and a supportive environment
• Strong subject knowledge among teachers

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils lack a firm understanding of different faiths
• Assessment and feedback are not consistently effective
• Opportunities for extending learning are occasionally missed

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Newbold Verdon Primary School attended 93.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.7% of pupils at Newbold Verdon Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Newbold Verdon Primary School had 15.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.3% of pupils at Newbold Verdon Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 18.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 31 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Newbold Verdon Primary School received £10,408 and spent £10,463 for each of its 220 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £141,000 (-£642 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Newbold Verdon Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Newbold Verdon Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Newbold Verdon Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Newbold Verdon Primary School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Newbold Verdon Primary School have?

Newbold Verdon Primary School has 220 pupils on roll.

What age range does Newbold Verdon Primary School cover?

Newbold Verdon Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Newbold Verdon Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 31% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Newbold Verdon Primary School?

Newbold Verdon Primary School is at Dragon Lane, Newbold Verdon, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE9 9NG.