Thorpe Acre Junior School is a primary school located in Loughborough. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 21/02/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is average, progress in reading and progress in writing are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Alan Moss Road, Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
Website: www.thorpeacrejuniorschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01509214974
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Leicestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Jo Beaumont
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119957

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/02/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 200
Number of Pupils: 190
Number of Boys: 90
Number of Girls: 100

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -2.4 Confidence interval -4.5 to -0.3
Writing
Below Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -4.5 to -0.5
Maths
Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.9 to 0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:52%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thorpe Acre Junior School
Alan Moss Road , LE11 4SQ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Thorpe Acre Infant School
Alan Moss Road , LE11 4SQ
3out of 4 136 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Booth Wood Primary School
Old Ashby Road , LE11 4PG
4out of 4 716 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Robert Bakewell Primary School
Barsby Drive , LE11 5UJ
2out of 4 1,288 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Stonebow Primary School Loughborough
Stonebow Close , LE11 4ZH
2out of 4 1,549 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
Thorpe Hill , LE11 4SQ
3out of 4 146 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Charnwood College
Thorpe Hill , LE11 4SQ
2out of 4 168 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Limehurst Academy
Bridge Street , LE11 1NH
3out of 4 2,254 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Woodbrook Vale School
Grasmere Road , LE11 2ST
3out of 4 3,140 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Loughborough College
Radmoor Road , LE11 3BT
- not rated 1,369 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Loughborough University
Ashby Road , LE11 3TU
- not rated 1,035 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ashmount School
Thorpe Hill , LE11 4SQ
4out of 4 1,404 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Sense College Loughborough
Radmoor Road , LE11 3BS
- not rated 1,460 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hardwick House School
190 Forest Road , Loughborough LE11 3HU
- not rated 1,803 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
ASPIRE: Lifeskills
Town Hall Chambers , Town Hall Passage LE11 3EB
- not rated 2,302 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.