Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy

General Information

Address: Barkby Thorpe Lane, Thurmaston, Leicester, LE4 8GP
Phone: 01162695510
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Andrew Monaghan
Age range: 5-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Number of pupils: 232
School capacity: 341
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 34
% eligible for free school meals: 14.7%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

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Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 8.4%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 17.2%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.2%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 21 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £5,921 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #34 of 45 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#32Newcroft Primary Academy£5,985
#33Sileby Redlands Community Primary School£5,957
#34Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy£5,921
#35Broomfield Community Primary School£5,906
#36Stonebow Primary School Loughborough£5,834

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Lift Beacon£9,516
#2Queniborough Church of England Primary School£8,573
#3Swithland St Leonard's Church of England Primary School£7,902
#4Richard Hill Church of England Primary School£7,865
#5Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire£7,747
#6St Michael & All Angels Church of England Primary School£7,744
#7Cobden Primary School & Community Centre£7,725
#8The Pochin School£7,540
#9St Botolph's Church of England Primary School£7,121
#10Thrussington Church of England Primary School£7,105
#11Cossington Church of England Primary School£7,088
#12Wymeswold Church of England Primary School£7,048
#13Seagrave Village Primary School£7,040
#14Rendell Primary School£6,852
#15Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough£6,815
#16Oxley Primary School Shepshed£6,806
#17Hathern Church of England Primary School£6,684
#18Woolden Hill Primary School£6,580
#19Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School£6,467
#20Booth Wood Academy£6,414
#21Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy£6,383
#22Outwoods Edge Primary School£6,378
#23Robert Bakewell Primary School£6,318
#24St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School£6,259
#25The Latimer Primary School£6,230
#26Eastfield Primary School£6,205
#27Newtown Linford Primary School£6,115
#28Highgate Primary School£6,101
#29Holywell Primary School£6,024
#30Hallam Fields, Birstall£6,005
#31Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School£6,002
#32Newcroft Primary Academy£5,985
#33Sileby Redlands Community Primary School£5,957
#34Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy£5,921
#35Broomfield Community Primary School£5,906
#36Stonebow Primary School Loughborough£5,834
#37Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School£5,830
#38Rothley Church of England Primary School£5,610
#39Riverside Community Primary School Birstall£5,578
#40Mountfields Lodge School£5,501
#41The Merton Primary School£5,481
#42Woodhouse Eaves St Paul's Church of England Primary School£5,465
#43Highcliffe Primary School and Community Centre£5,388
#44Loughborough Church of England Primary School£5,319
#45St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy£5,020

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