Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy
Melbourne Road, Highfields, Leicester, LE2 0DR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Lucy Carlisle
- Sponsor
- L.E.A.D. Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Leicester South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 447
- URN
- 142787
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162538407
About this school
Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy is a primary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 447 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 29 January 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 120 | 115 | 120 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 67% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 74% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 81% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 75% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leicester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 57.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 56.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 479 |
| 2023/24 | 480 |
| 2024/25 | 468 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy compares
Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy ranked 14th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 3.7% | 32.3% | 447 | — |
| Uplands Infant School | — | 6.4% | 13.4% | 436 | 0.0 miles |
| Highfields Primary School | 65% | 5.6% | 24.2% | 352 | 0.1 miles |
| Sparkenhoe Community Primary School | 68% | 7% | 25.4% | 450 | 0.2 miles |
| Medway Community Primary School | 64% | 8.2% | 31.5% | 466 | 0.3 miles |
| Charnwood Primary School | 67% | 6.9% | 15% | 400 | 0.4 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)
- 32.26%
- English as an additional language
- 81.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.72%
- Persistent absence
- 6.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Uplands Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Highfields Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Sparkenhoe Community Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Medway Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Charnwood Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy ranks 34th of the 139 ranked primary schools in Leicester.
- Abbey Mead Primary Academy Primary
- Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Sapcote Primary
- Arnesby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Avenue Primary School Primary
- Badgerbrook Primary School Primary
- Barley Croft Primary School Primary
- Barwell Church of England Academy Primary
- Barwell Infant School Primary
- Beaumont Lodge Primary School Primary
- Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Billesdon Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy teach?
- Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy?
- The headteacher of Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy is Lucy Carlisle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy, 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 Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy?
- Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy has 447 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy full?
- Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy has capacity for 480 pupils and 447 on roll (93%), 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 Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy a faith school?
- No. Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy?
- Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy is part of L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy rank locally?
- Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy ranked 14th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy's absence rate?
- Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy'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 2 July 2026.