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Bridge Junior School

Academy converter · Leicester · LE5 3HH

Ages 7–11 · 295 pupils · Leicester

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2022-11-29

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

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill82%

295 pupils · 360 places

Pupils on roll
295
Boys / girls
145 / 150
School capacity
360
Capacity fill
295 / 360 (82%)
Free school meals
21.4%
FSM pupils
63
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 7–11

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: ATTENBOROUGH LEARNING TRUST
Academy trust
ATTENBOROUGH LEARNING TRUST
Sponsor
Attenborough Learning Trust
Headteacher
Mr Jason Williamson

Location

Address
Mere Close, Off Mere Road, Mere Close
Postcode
LE5 3HH
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicester
District
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester East
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 7–11, in Leicester, Leicester, 295 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 21.4%.

Open schools in Leicester
229
Primary schools in Leicester
153
Academies among open schools in Leicester
56% (128)
Open schools in LE5
45
Primary in LE5
24
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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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Jason Williamson
Website
www.bridge.leicester.sch.uk/

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