Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy

School Name: Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy
Address: Melbourne Road, Highfields
Town/City: Leicester
County: Leicestershire
Postcode: LE2 0DR
Telephone Number: 0116 253 8407
Website: www.uplandsacademy.co.uk

Phase: Primary (ages 7-11)
Type: Academy sponsor led
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2016
Trust: L.E.A.D. Academy Trust
Sponsor: L.E.A.D. Multi-Academy Trust

Headteacher: Lucy Carlisle
Capacity: 480
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 447 (47% boys & 53% girls)
Enrollment: 93% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 27.3%

URN: 142787
DfE Number: 856/2007
UKPRN: 10056439
UPRN: 2465162639
Region: East Midlands (E12000004)
District: Leicester (E06000016)
Constituency: Leicester South (E14001327)
Electoral Ward: Wycliffe (E05010478)

Easting & Northing: 460050E, 304192N
Latitude & Longitude: 52° 37' 58.09" N 1° 6' 50.52" W
Plus Code: 9C4WJVMP+49

DfE Record: View record

1. Uplands Infant School (0.0km)
2. Highfields Primary School (0.1km)
3. Al-Islamia Institute for Education (0.2km)
4. Sparkenhoe Community Primary School (0.4km)
5. Moat Community College (0.4km)
6. Medway Community Primary School (0.4km)
7. Imam Muhammad Adam Institute Boys School (0.6km)
8. Charnwood Primary School (0.7km)
9. Spinney Hill Primary School (0.8km)
10. Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.8km)

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• Sycamore Academy
• Witham St Hughs Academy
• Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy
• Windmill L.E.A.D. Academy
• The Glapton Academy
• Hogarth Academy
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• Manor Farm Academy
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• Birley Spa Primary Academy
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• Forest Lodge Academy
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