Thorpe Acre Junior SchoolStonebow Primary School Loughborough

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

Summary of the comparison

Thorpe Acre Junior School and Stonebow Primary School Loughborough are primary schools in Loughborough.

  • Thorpe Acre Junior School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Stonebow Primary School Loughborough scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Thorpe Acre Junior School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Thorpe Acre Junior School was judged Good and Stonebow Primary School Loughborough was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 52.0% for Thorpe Acre Junior School and 56.0% for Stonebow Primary School Loughborough.

  • 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) and has risen at Stonebow Primary School Loughborough (50.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Thorpe Acre Junior School versus Stonebow Primary School Loughborough compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LoughboroughThorpe Acre Junior SchoolLoughboroughStonebow Primary School LoughboroughEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD50/100Stronger figureD43/100
Local ranking166th of 225 in Leicestershire Stronger figure188th of 225 in Leicestershire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll196 199
Capacity200 225
LocationLoughborough, LE11 4SQ Loughborough, LE11 4ZH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard52.0% 56.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard4.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census185 205
Free school meals (ever 6)36.2% 16.1%
English as an additional language27.0% 8.8%
SEN support17.8% 16.1%
SEN with an EHC plan6.5% 2.9%
Attendance
Overall absence5.4% Stronger figure7.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence13.9% Stronger figure17.9% 15.8%

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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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 Junior School

Stonebow Primary School Loughborough

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