Swithland St Leonard's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Loughborough (Leicestershire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Welcome to Swithland St Leonard's CofE Primary School '23rd Best Primary school in England' (Telegraph Dec 2025). Best primary school in Leicestershire' - School league tables Welcome to Swithland St Leonard's CofE Primary School '23rd Best Primary school in England' (Telegraph Dec 2025). Best primary school in Leicestershire' - School league tables
Enrichment
21 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Band
- Coding
- Computing
- Dance
- Dodgeball
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Eco Club
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Music
- Rugby
- Sewing
- Textiles
- Yoga
- Essential Letters and Sounds
and 5 more
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 120163
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Constituency
- Mid Leicestershire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (5 current, 5 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Danvers Former | Chair of Governors | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Abigail Watson | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Heather Pitcher | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Jessica O'Callaghan | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Andrea Harkness | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Christine Lethbridge | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2009 |
| Mrs Emma Hunter Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr John Danvers Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Janet Moss Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Duncan Keates Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record