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Braunstone Frith Primary Academy

Academy converter · Leicester · LE3 6NF

Ages 3–11 · 438 pupils · Leicester

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

57%

Overall absence

9.0%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-03-12

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)57%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence9.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)28.4%
Unauthorised3.8%
Authorised absence
5.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.3%
Enrolments in measure
457

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

49

Places offered

50

1st-preference offers

49

Total preferences (any rank)
63
Preferred offers (top 3)
49
Applications from outside LA
4
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 fill93%

438 pupils · 472 places

Pupils on roll
438
Boys / girls
211 / 227
School capacity
472
Capacity fill
438 / 472 (93%)
Free school meals
48.4%
FSM pupils
194
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: LIFE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
LIFE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
LIFE Multi-Academy Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Naomi Grant

Location

Address
Cuffling Drive
Postcode
LE3 6NF
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicester
District
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester West
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Resourced provision
SEN unit
SEN unit places
12 on roll / 12 capacity

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, 438 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 48.4%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

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.

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    • KS264%
    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM45.3%
    • Demand1.00

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    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM18.2%
    • Demand0.98

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    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM60.3%
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    • Absence5.4%
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    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM20.5%
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  • Parks Primary School

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    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM40.9%
    • Demand0.96

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  • Dovelands Primary School

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    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM15.6%
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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Naomi Grant
Telephone
01162872487
Website
www.braunstonefrith.org.uk/

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