Uplands Infant School, Leicester

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Uplands Infant School. We are proud to be founding members of the Attenborough Learning trust. As an Infant school our strength lies in Early Years education and how children develop. We are a caring, warm and truly inclusive school that takes account of the needs of children from all backgrounds."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, cricket, multi-sports, dance, ballet, cooking and art.

The school runs a breakfast club.

For September 2026 entry, 91 families put Uplands Infant School as their first choice and 146 named it as one of their preferences, for 93 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Uplands Infant School are Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy (under 0.1 miles, Good, 78% reading, 83% maths); Highfields Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Outstanding, 83% reading, 83% maths); Sparkenhoe Community Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 79% reading, 84% maths); and Medway Community Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 80% reading, 75% maths).

Uplands Infant School is one of 9 schools run by Attenborough Learning Trust, an academy trust.

102 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Uplands Infant School (as of April 2026): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (99%).

10.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 90.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (83%) and other ethnic groups (10%).

In 2026, 66 pupils (15.1%) received SEN support and 5 (1.1%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Uplands Infant School had 20 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Leicester Rail Station, about 740 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Donnington Street (opposite), 40 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Uplands Infant School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 1357 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Leicester (382), as is usual near a town centre.

Uplands Infant School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Uplands Infant School are Moat Community College (0.2 miles), Madani Boys School (0.7 miles), Madani Girls' School (0.7 miles) and Crown Hills Community College (1 mile).