South Kilworth Church of England Primary School
General Information
- Address: Walcote Road, South Kilworth, Lutterworth, LE17 6EG – View on map
- Phone: 01858575307
- Website: Visit school website
- Headteacher: Mrs Kerry Willars
- Age range: 3-11 years
- Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 8 families put it first for 9 places – 9 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 1 of the 9 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 8 · 2025 6 · 2026 9
- Sixth form: No
- Intake: Mixed
- Religious character: Church of England
- Nursery provision: No
Who goes here
- Pupils eligible for free school meals: 11
- % eligible for free school meals: 15.7%
- Pupil mix: 1 in 10 (less mixed than the Harborough average)
- English as an additional language: 1% (England 22%)
Staff
Teachers leaving each year
- Teacher turnover: 23.9% a year (Harborough 14.2%, typical in England 13.9%)
- Where they went: about 69% moved to another school, 31% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
- Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)
Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.
Behaviour
Awaiting Data
Across Leicestershire: suspensions by reason
- Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
- Suspensions for bullying: 3 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 3 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
- Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)
These are figures for all state primary schools in Leicestershire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.
Attendance
- Overall absence: 3.9%
- Persistently absent pupils: 5.9%
- Data year: 2024/25
SEN
No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision
- Pupils on SEN Support: 14.3%
- Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.3%
- Data year: 2025/26
Most common needs - SEN Support
- Moderate learning difficulty: 4 pupils
- Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
- Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
- Vision impairment: 1 pupil
Most common needs - EHC Plan
- Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
- Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
These figures show the makeup of the school.
Educational Attainment
Good 2023 report
Year 6 SATs results
- Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 80% (England 62%)
- Reached the higher standard: 0% (England 8%)
- Compared with the area: 16 percentage points above the Harborough average (64%)
- 3-year average (expected standard): 68%
- Expected standard by subject: Reading 90% · Writing 80% · Maths 90% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 80%
- Average test scores: reading 107, maths 104
- Based on: 10 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25
View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.
SATs results over time
Year 6 SATs: joint 5th of 34 junior and primary schools in the area
- #4Church Langton Church of England Primary School82%
- =5Foxton Primary School80%
- =5South Kilworth Church of England Primary School80%
- #7Kibworth Church of England Primary School77%
- #8Market Harborough Church of England Academy75%
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19th of 25 primary schools in Harborough for Ofsted rating
- #17Orchard Church of England Primary School, Broughton AstleyGood
- #18Sherrier Church of England Primary SchoolGood
- #19South Kilworth Church of England Primary SchoolGood
- #20St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, North KilworthGood
- #21St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary AcademyGood
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Financials
Spending per pupil: £7,015 (2024-25)
10th of 36 primary schools in Harborough for spending per pupil
- #8Billesdon Church of England Primary School£7,621
- #9Swinford Church of England Primary School£7,135
- #10South Kilworth Church of England Primary School£7,015
- #11Bringhurst Primary School£6,761
- #12Hallbrook Primary School£6,728
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