Thorpe Acre Junior SchoolBooth Wood Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

Thorpe Acre Junior School and Booth Wood Academy are primary schools in Loughborough.

  • Thorpe Acre Junior School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Booth Wood Academy scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Booth Wood Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Thorpe Acre Junior School was judged Good and Booth Wood Academy was judged strong.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Thorpe Acre Junior School (45.0% in 2022-23, 52.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Thorpe Acre Junior School versus Booth Wood Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LoughboroughThorpe Acre Junior SchoolLoughboroughBooth Wood AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD50/100B78/100Stronger figure
Local ranking166th of 226 in Leicestershire Stronger figure212th of 226 in Leicestershire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll196 210
Capacity200 210
LocationLoughborough, LE11 4SQ Loughborough, LE11 4PG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard52.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard4.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Not reported105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census185 210
Free school meals (ever 6)36.2% 15.7%
English as an additional language27.0% 19.0%
SEN support17.8% 14.3%
SEN with an EHC plan6.5% 2.4%
Attendance
Overall absence5.4% 4.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence13.9% 9.5% 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

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