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Badgerbrook Primary School

Academy converter · Leicester · LE8 6ZW

Ages 4–11 · 398 pupils · Leicestershire

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Expected standard

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2025-11-11

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionStrong standard
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill95%

398 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
398
Boys / girls
210 / 188
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
398 / 420 (95%)
Free school meals
9.8%
FSM pupils
39
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: DISCOVERY SCHOOLS ACADEMIES TRUST LTD
Academy trust
DISCOVERY SCHOOLS ACADEMIES TRUST LTD
Sponsor
Discovery Schools Academies Trust Ltd
Headteacher
Mrs Joanne Andrews

Location

Address
Badger Drive, Whetstone
Postcode
LE8 6ZW
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicestershire
District
Blaby
Constituency
South Leicestershire
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Leicester, Leicestershire, 398 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 9.8%.

Open schools in Leicester
229
Primary schools in Leicester
153
Academies among open schools in Leicester
56% (128)
Open schools in LE8
16
Primary in LE8
9
Open schools in Leicestershire LA
328
Primary in Leicestershire LA
231

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • KS277%
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    • FSM12.6%

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  • Greystoke Primary School

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  • Greenfield Primary School

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    • Absence5.1%
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  • Red Hill Field Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    • KS270%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM14.5%

    1.9 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Joanne Andrews
Telephone
01162752353
Website
https://badgerbrook.org

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