SCHOOL PROFILE

Thorpe Acre Junior School

Primary Community school URN 119957
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 200 Published school capacity
Capacity used 98.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

17 May 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Leicestershire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 196 196 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 94 48.0% of pupils
Male pupils 102 52.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

36.2%
11.4 pts above England
School 36.2%
Charnwood 16.8%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

28.1%
7.8 pts above England
School 28.1%
Charnwood 11.5%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Charnwood 0.5%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
55.6%
109
Any other White background
10.2%
20
Any other Asian background
6.6%
13
African
4.1%
8
Indian
4.1%
8
Any other Mixed background
3.6%
7
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 24.0% 47 of 196 pupils
3.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.0%
Charnwood 21.0%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.8% 27 pupils
England 14.8% 1.0 pts below
EHC plans 10.2% 20 pupils
England 6.0% 4.2 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 17
Autistic spectrum disorder 12
Speech, language & communication 9
Specific learning difficulty 5
Social, emotional & mental health 4

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

52.0% 8.4 pts below England
School 52.0%
Charnwood 62.2%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

73.0%

0.8 pts below England

School 73.0%
Charnwood 76.0%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

58.0%

12.3 pts below England

School 58.0%
Charnwood 71.9%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

71.0%

1.0 pts below England

School 71.0%
Charnwood 75.3%
East Midlands 71.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.36%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.86 pts lower than England
School 5.36%
Charnwood 5.47%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.93%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.89 pts lower than England
School 13.93%
Charnwood 12.89%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.50%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.31 pts lower than England
School 0.50%
Charnwood 1.47%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

98.0% 9.8 pts above England
Thorpe Acre Junior School
98.0%
Charnwood
84.2%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information