Thorpe Acre Junior School
Alan Moss Road, Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Jo Beaumont
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Loughborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 200
- Pupils on roll
- 196
- URN
- 119957
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01509214974
About this school
Thorpe Acre Junior School is a community primary school in Loughborough. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 196 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Thorpe Acre Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 17 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 51 | 50 | 48 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 52% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 8% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 66% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 70% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 66% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Thorpe Acre Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 186 |
| 2023/24 | 188 |
| 2024/25 | 185 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thorpe Acre Junior School compares
Thorpe Acre Junior School ranked 166th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 5.4% | 36.2% | 196 | — |
| Thorpe Acre Infant School | — | 6.3% | 27% | 123 | 0.1 miles |
| Booth Wood Academy | — | 4.4% | 15.7% | 210 | 0.4 miles |
| Robert Bakewell Primary School | 29% | 6.2% | 36.6% | 307 | 0.7 miles |
| Stonebow Primary School Loughborough | 56% | 7.6% | 16.1% | 199 | 0.9 miles |
| Loughborough Church of England Primary School | 75% | 6.5% | 23.2% | 150 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.22%
- English as an additional language
- 27%
- Overall absence
- 5.36%
- Persistent absence
- 13.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thorpe Acre Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Booth Wood Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Robert Bakewell Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Stonebow Primary School Loughborough0.9 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Loughborough Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Loughborough
Other schools in Loughborough
Thorpe Acre Junior School ranks 28th of the 34 ranked primary schools in Loughborough.
- Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School Primary
- Belton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Booth Wood Academy Primary
- Brookside Primary School Primary
- Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School Primary
- Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School Primary
- Cobden Primary School & Community Centre Primary
- Costock CofE Primary School Primary
- Hathern Church of England Primary School Primary
- Highgate Primary School Primary
- Holywell Primary School Primary
- Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Thorpe Acre Junior School teach?
- Thorpe Acre Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Loughborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Thorpe Acre Junior School?
- The headteacher of Thorpe Acre Junior School is Ms Jo Beaumont, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Thorpe Acre Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thorpe Acre Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Thorpe Acre Junior School?
- Thorpe Acre Junior School has 196 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Thorpe Acre Junior School full?
- Thorpe Acre Junior School has capacity for 200 pupils and 196 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Thorpe Acre Junior School a faith school?
- No. Thorpe Acre Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thorpe Acre Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Thorpe Acre Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Thorpe Acre Junior School have?
- The schools register lists Thorpe Acre Junior School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Thorpe Acre Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thorpe Acre Junior School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Thorpe Acre Junior School ranked 166th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thorpe Acre Junior School's absence rate?
- Thorpe Acre Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thorpe Acre Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thorpe Acre Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.