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Uplands Infant School

Primary · Academy converter · Leicester, LE2 0DR

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Uplands Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 26 Oct 2022

Ofsted rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeAcademy converter
Ages2 to 7
Pupils436
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Michelle Orton
TrustATTENBOROUGH LEARNING TRUST
Local authorityLeicester
Opened01 Apr 2019
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 146853.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils436
Girls200
Boys236
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.10.8%
First language not English90.4%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.360
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.315
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.12.5%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.66
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.5
Average class size28.6

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

Indian
54.4%
Bangladeshi
11.5%
Other ethnic group
9.9%
Other Asian
9.2%
Pakistani
7.6%
Other Black
2.8%
Other mixed
1.8%
African
1.1%
Other White
0.7%
White British
0.5%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher22.1
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.11.1
Teachers (FTE)17.25
Teaching assistants (FTE)15.94
Support staff (FTE)23.34
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2517.2
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2514.6
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/252.6

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.93
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.146
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.91
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.91
Applications from another local authority (Reception)2

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolLeicesterEngland
Overall absence6.2%, worse than England, worse than Leicester5.3%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.18.7%, worse than England, worse than Leicester15.7%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.4.1%, worse than England, worse than Leicester1.4%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Uplands Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.0 miPrimaryUplands Junior L.E.A.D. AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.1 miPrimaryHighfields Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.1 miNot applicableAl-Islamia Institute for EducationOther independent school
Good
0.2 miPrimarySparkenhoe Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.2 miSecondaryMoat Community CollegeCommunity school
Good
0.3 miPrimaryMedway Community Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.4 miNot applicableImam Muhammad Adam Institute Boys SchoolOther independent school
Outstanding
0.4 miPrimaryCharnwood Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.4 miNot applicableAvicenna SchoolOther independent school
Unrated
0.5 miPrimarySpinney Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Uplands Infant School

What is Uplands Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Uplands Infant School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 26 Oct 2022.

How hard is it to get into Uplands Infant School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Uplands Infant School made 93 offers from 146 applications (1.6 per offer), and 91 of 91 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Uplands Infant School?

Uplands Infant School has 436 pupils aged 2 to 7.

What is the capacity of Uplands Infant School?

Uplands Infant School had 360 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Uplands Infant School?

At Uplands Infant School, the average class had 28.6 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 22.1 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Uplands Infant School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Uplands Infant School missed 6.2% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 18.7% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.