# Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy

Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Charnwood, for pupils aged 5 to 11.

It had 232 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E149144. [Charnwood](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 5 to 11
- Pupils: 232
- Council: Charnwood
- URN: 149144

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, May 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 21 May 2025
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 53% of pupils at Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Leicestershire and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Leicestershire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [The Roundhill Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-roundhill-academy-e138079): 460 m. Secondary. Requires improvement (overall), July 2023. Attainment 8 of 44.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Eastfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eastfield-primary-school-e138806): 470 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), October 2023. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Church Hill Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/church-hill-infant-school-e138929): 830 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2024
- [Church Hill Church of England Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/church-hill-church-of-england-junior-school-e138930): 830 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Merton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-merton-primary-school-e138818): 1.5 km. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Sandfield Close Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandfield-close-primary-school-e120047): 1.9 km. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/149144)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/149144)

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