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Braunstone Community Primary School

Academy converter · Leicester · LE3 1QH

Ages 3–11 · 429 pupils · Leicester

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

45%

Overall absence

6.4%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2019-09-18

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)45%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.0%
Unauthorised2.8%
Authorised absence
3.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
385

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

40

Places offered

43

1st-preference offers

40

Total preferences (any rank)
58
Preferred offers (top 3)
43
Applications from outside LA
7
Offers to outside-LA applicants
5

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill102%

429 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
429
Boys / girls
220 / 209
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
429 / 420 (102%)
Free school meals
60.3%
FSM pupils
238
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: DISCOVERY SCHOOLS ACADEMIES TRUST LTD
Academy trust
DISCOVERY SCHOOLS ACADEMIES TRUST LTD
Sponsor
Discovery Schools Academies Trust Ltd
Headteacher
Miss Sharon Walker

Location

Address
Cort Crescent, Braunstone
Postcode
LE3 1QH
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicester
District
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester West
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 3–11, in Leicester, Leicester, 429 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 60.3%.

Open schools in Leicester
229
Primary schools in Leicester
153
Academies among open schools in Leicester
56% (128)
Open schools in LE3
35
Primary in LE3
25
Open schools in Leicester LA
142
Primary in Leicester LA
82

Nearby primary schools

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

Compare with theseAll in LeicesterNear LE3

  • Queensmead Primary Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 1PF · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS287%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM35.8%
    • Demand1.00

    0.3 miles away

  • Kingsway Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 3BD · Leicestershire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS245%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM24.7%
    • Demand0.73

    0.7 miles away

  • Dovelands Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 0TJ · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM15.6%
    • Demand0.94

    0.8 miles away

  • Braunstone Frith Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 6NF · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence9.0%
    • FSM48.4%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

  • Folville Junior School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 1EE · Leicester

    Ages 7–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM32.1%

    0.9 miles away

  • Imperial Avenue Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 1AH · Leicester

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM23.3%
    • Demand0.83

    0.9 miles away

  • Caldecote Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 1FF · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM43.2%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Sharon Walker
Telephone
01162858130
Website
http://braunstone.leicester.sch.uk/

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