Thorpe Acre Infant SchoolHolywell Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Loughborough.

Summary of the comparison

Thorpe Acre Infant School and Holywell Primary School are primary schools in Loughborough.

  • Thorpe Acre Infant School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Holywell Primary School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Thorpe Acre Infant School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Thorpe Acre Infant School was judged Good and Holywell Primary School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Holywell Primary School (72.0% in 2022-23, 83.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Thorpe Acre Infant School versus Holywell Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LoughboroughThorpe Acre Infant SchoolLoughboroughHolywell Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC67/100Stronger figureC65/100
Local ranking224th of 225 in Leicestershire 61st of 225 in Leicestershire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-7 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll137 416
Capacity150 420
LocationLoughborough, LE11 4SQ Loughborough, LE11 3SJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported83.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported22.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported110.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported107.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census137 416
Free school meals (ever 6)27.0% 5.3%
English as an additional language26.3% 27.9%
SEN support13.9% 6.5%
SEN with an EHC plan2.2% 1.7%
Attendance
Overall absence6.3% 3.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence14.6% 5.7% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Thorpe Acre Infant School

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