Newcroft Primary Academy
Academy converter primary school in Loughborough (Leicestershire).
KS2 RWM expected
88%
▲ 26pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
93%
▲ 18pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
95%
▲ 21pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
90%
▲ 18pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
97.0%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
26.6
▲ 5.9 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
12.4%
▼ 12pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
105%
442 / 420 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
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).Newcroft Primary Academy is a primary school located in Loughborough, Leicestershire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 396 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 420. It is part of the SYMPHONY LEARNING TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Sara Aukland.
Enrichment
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- Our Team
- School Improvement
- Complaints
- School Opening Hours
- Our Forest School
- Teacher Training
- Fees, Funding and Sessions
- Keeping safe online
- Extra Curricular Clubs
- Friends of Newcroft
- WEDUC Communication
- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 143250
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Constituency
- Loughborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (10 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Victoria Rundle-Brown | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Kylie Winkless | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Matthew Allen | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Shatabdi Roy | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Victoria Linthwaite | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sara Aukland | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Lauren Hackett | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr James Lomax | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr James Perry | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Jamie Pratt | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Vikki Rundle-Brown Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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