Uplands Infant School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Leicester · LE2 0DR · Leicester
Ages 2–7
- Absence7.0%
- FSM14.0%
- Demand0.94
0.0 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Standards maintainedURN 142787
Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy
Academy sponsor led · Leicester · LE2 0DR
Ages 7–11 · 447 pupils · Leicester
Ofsted
Standards maintained
KS2 expected (RWM)
67%
Overall absence
4.2%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Standards maintained
Inspection date
2025-03-13
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)67%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 103.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 105.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence4.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.2%
Unauthorised2.1%
- Authorised absence
- 2.2%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.4%
- Enrolments in measure
- 501
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill93%
447 pupils · 480 places
- Pupils on roll
- 447
- Boys / girls
- 210 / 237
- School capacity
- 480
- Capacity fill
- 447 / 480 (93%)
- Free school meals
- 27.3%
- FSM pupils
- 122
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 7–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- L.E.A.D. Multi-Academy Trust
- Headteacher
- Lucy Carlisle
Location
- Address
- Melbourne Road, Highfields
- Postcode
- LE2 0DR
- Town
- Leicester
- County
- Leicestershire
- Local authority
- Leicester
- District
- Leicester
- Constituency
- Leicester South
- 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 academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 7–11, in Leicester, Leicester, 447 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 27.3%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Highfields Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Leicester · LE2 0UU · Leicester
Ages 3–11
- KS254%
- Absence5.6%
- FSM24.5%
- Demand1.06
0.1 miles away
Sparkenhoe Community Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Leicester · LE2 0TD · Leicester
Ages 3–11
- KS275%
- Absence6.6%
- FSM24.2%
- Demand1.30
0.2 miles away
Medway Community Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Leicester · LE2 1GH · Leicester
Ages 3–11
- KS257%
- Absence8.9%
- FSM33.0%
- Demand0.91
0.3 miles away
Charnwood Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Leicester · LE2 0HE · Leicester
Ages 3–11
- KS264%
- Absence6.8%
- FSM24.6%
- Demand0.96
0.4 miles away
Spinney Hill Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Leicester · LE5 5EZ · Leicester
Ages 3–11
- KS274%
- Absence6.0%
- FSM15.5%
- Demand0.98
0.5 miles away
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Primary
Leicester · LE5 3HH · Leicester
Ages 3–11
- KS270%
- Absence7.1%
- FSM21.3%
- Demand1.00
0.5 miles away
Shenton Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Leicester · LE5 3FP · Leicester
Ages 3–11
- FSM22.6%
0.5 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Lucy Carlisle
- Telephone
- 01162538407