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Buswells Lodge Primary School

Community school · Leicester · LE4 0PT

Ages 3–11 · 415 pupils · Leicester

KS2 expected (RWM)

58%

Overall absence

8.2%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)58%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence8.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)23.2%
Unauthorised4.1%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.2%
Enrolments in measure
370

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

35

Places offered

35

1st-preference offers

35

Total preferences (any rank)
52
Preferred offers (top 3)
35
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill109%

415 pupils · 380 places

Pupils on roll
415
Boys / girls
221 / 194
School capacity
380
Capacity fill
415 / 380 (109%)
Free school meals
42%
FSM pupils
162
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Scott Fewster

Location

Address
Beauville Drive, Beaumont Leys
Postcode
LE4 0PT
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicester
District
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester West
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

Local context

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

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Leicester, Leicester, 415 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 42%.

Open schools in Leicester
229
Primary schools in Leicester
153
Academies among open schools in Leicester
56% (128)
Open schools in LE4
37
Primary in LE4
27
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 LE4

  • Buswells Lodge Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Leicester · LE4 0PT · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM49.0%

    0.0 miles away

  • Barley Croft Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE4 0UT · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS249%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM47.3%
    • Demand1.00

    0.4 miles away

  • Heatherbrook Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Leicester · LE4 1BE · Leicester

    Ages 2–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM34.0%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE4 0FQ · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM15.4%
    • Demand0.99

    0.9 miles away

  • Stokes Wood Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 9BX · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM37.2%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • Beaumont Lodge Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE4 1DT · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM30.7%
    • Demand1.03

    1.0 miles away

  • The Hall School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 8PQ · Leicestershire

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM8.1%

    1.0 miles away

  • Woodstock Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE4 2GZ · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS243%
    • Absence8.2%
    • FSM43.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Scott Fewster

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