Snarestone Church of England School
Primary school in Swadlincote, Leicestershire. Requires improvement (Mar 2020).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 3 March 2020, report published 23 June 2020, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to Snarestone Church of England Primary School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Snarestone Church of England School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around September 2022
The last inspection was in March 2020. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2025 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 1.7 milesSt Charles Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy
School remains Good (Jan 2023)
- 1.7 milesNewton Burgoland Primary School
Good (Apr 2024)
- 1.7 milesSir John Moore Church of England Primary School
Some aspects not as strong (Jan 2025)
- 1.7 milesMeasham Church of England Primary School
No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Sep 2024)
- 2.6 milesOakthorpe Primary School
Standards maintained (Dec 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.