Thorpe Acre Junior School, Loughborough

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Thorpe Acre Junior school. We are very proud of our school and our success stems from a relentless drive to put children's learning experiences at the heart of all we do. We want our children to enjoy the education on offer; actively engage in purposeful learning and articulate their views in a polite, respectful and positive way."

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at Thorpe Acre Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 77% in Leicestershire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 66% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Across Leicestershire, 94% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Leicestershire lodged 113 appeals against primary school offers; 66 reached a hearing and 5 succeeded (7.6% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Thorpe Acre Junior School are Thorpe Acre Infant School (under 0.1 miles, Good); Booth Wood Academy (0.4 miles); Robert Bakewell Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 49% reading, 56% maths); and Stonebow Primary School Loughborough (0.9 miles, Good, 64% reading, 72% maths).

Thorpe Acre Junior School's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.

36.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 28.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (56%), Asian (15%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 27 pupils (13.8%) received SEN support and 20 (10.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

Thorpe Acre Junior School has a SEN unit for autism: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Loughborough Central (Great Central Railway), about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Rupert Brooke Road (adjacent), 70 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Thorpe Acre Junior School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 7th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 197 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Leicestershire (58), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Thorpe Acre Junior School issued 12 suspensions, 6.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Thorpe Acre Junior School are De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire (under 0.1 miles), Charnwood College (under 0.1 miles), Limehurst Academy (1.3 miles) and Woodbrook Vale School (1.8 miles).