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Brookside Primary School

Academy converter · Leicester · LE2 4FU

Ages 4–11 · 431 pupils · Leicestershire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

79%

Overall absence

5.0%

Admissions demand

0.73 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-09-28

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)79%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.4%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
394

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

0.73 · Often has places

1st preferences

37

Places offered

56

1st-preference offers

37

Total preferences (any rank)
137
Preferred offers (top 3)
52
Applications from outside LA
32
Offers to outside-LA applicants
19

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 fill98%

431 pupils · 440 places

Pupils on roll
431
Boys / girls
243 / 188
School capacity
440
Capacity fill
431 / 440 (98%)
Free school meals
13.5%
FSM pupils
58
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: OAK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
OAK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Miss Grace Brown

Location

Address
Copse Close, Oadby
Postcode
LE2 4FU
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicestershire
District
Oadby and Wigston
Constituency
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
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
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision and SEN unit
Resourced places
20 on roll / 20 capacity
SEN unit places
20 on roll / 20 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 4–11, in Leicester, Leicestershire, 431 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, special school. Free school meals: 13.5%. SEN provision includes: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty.

Open schools in Leicester
229
Primary schools in Leicester
153
Academies among open schools in Leicester
56% (128)
Open schools in LE2
42
Primary in LE2
25
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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    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM16.5%
    • Demand0.84

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    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM6.4%
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    • Absence4.7%
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    • Demand1.83

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  • Glenmere Community Primary School

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    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM8.0%
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  • Linden Primary School

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    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM17.4%
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  • Whitehall Primary School

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    • KS291%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM10.4%
    • Demand1.00

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Grace Brown
Telephone
01162713680
Website
www.brookside.leics.sch.uk

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