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Thorpe Acre Infant School

Community school · Loughborough · LE11 4SQ

Ages 4–7 · 123 pupils · Leicestershire

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Ofsted

Good

Overall absence

6.4%

Admissions demand

0.84 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-09-26

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)23.5%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
4.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.0%
Enrolments in measure
102

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.84 · Often has places

1st preferences

36

Places offered

43

1st-preference offers

36

Total preferences (any rank)
89
Preferred offers (top 3)
43
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill82%

123 pupils · 150 places

Pupils on roll
123
Boys / girls
64 / 59
School capacity
150
Capacity fill
123 / 150 (82%)
Free school meals
27.6%
FSM pupils
34
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–7

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Ms Jo Beaumont

Location

Address
Alan Moss Road
Postcode
LE11 4SQ
Town
Loughborough
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicestershire
District
Charnwood
Constituency
Loughborough
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–7, in Loughborough, Leicestershire, 123 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 27.6%.

Open schools in Loughborough
55
Primary schools in Loughborough
38
Academies among open schools in Loughborough
56% (31)
Open schools in LE11
29
Primary in LE11
14
Open schools in Leicestershire LA
328
Primary in Leicestershire LA
231

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in LoughboroughNear LE11

  • Thorpe Acre Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Loughborough · LE11 4SQ · Leicestershire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence7.4%
    • FSM36.2%

    0.1 miles away

  • Booth Wood Academy

    Academy converter · Primary

    Loughborough · LE11 4PG · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM14.3%

    0.4 miles away

  • Robert Bakewell Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Loughborough · LE11 5UJ · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM34.5%
    • Demand0.95

    0.7 miles away

  • Stonebow Primary School Loughborough

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Loughborough · LE11 4ZH · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM18.6%
    • Demand0.96

    0.9 miles away

  • Mountfields Lodge School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Loughborough · LE11 3GE · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS249%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM11.5%
    • Demand0.90

    0.9 miles away

  • Holywell Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Loughborough · LE11 3SJ · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS278%
    • Absence3.4%
    • FSM3.9%
    • Demand0.98

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Jo Beaumont
Telephone
01509212021
Website
www.tais.leics.sch.uk/

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