Thorpe Acre Infant School
Alan Moss Road, Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Jo Beaumont
- Constituency
- Loughborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 123
- URN
- 119958
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01509212021
About this school
Thorpe Acre Infant School is a community primary school in Loughborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 123 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Thorpe Acre Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 129 |
| 2023/24 | 142 |
| 2024/25 | 137 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thorpe Acre Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.3% | 27% | 123 | — |
| Thorpe Acre Junior School | 52% | 5.4% | 36.2% | 196 | 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 |
| Loughborough Church of England Primary School | 75% | 6.5% | 23.2% | 150 | 0.8 miles |
| Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough | 58% | 3.4% | 19.5% | 207 | 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.
Inspection history
- 26 September 2023
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Ungraded inspection report10 February 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.01%
- English as an additional language
- 26.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.29%
- Persistent absence
- 14.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thorpe Acre Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Booth Wood Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Robert Bakewell Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Loughborough Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough0.9 miles
Primary · Loughborough
Other 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 year groups does Thorpe Acre Infant School teach?
- Thorpe Acre Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Loughborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Thorpe Acre Infant School?
- The headteacher of Thorpe Acre Infant School is Ms Jo Beaumont, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Thorpe Acre Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thorpe Acre Infant 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 big is Thorpe Acre Infant School?
- Thorpe Acre Infant School has 123 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Thorpe Acre Infant School full?
- Thorpe Acre Infant School has capacity for 150 pupils and 123 on roll (82%), so it has space against its published capacity. 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 Infant School a faith school?
- No. Thorpe Acre Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thorpe Acre Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Thorpe Acre Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Thorpe Acre Infant School's absence rate?
- Thorpe Acre Infant School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Thorpe Acre Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Thorpe Acre Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 1 July 2026.