OFSTED
24 October 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Leicestershire
Trust
BRADGATE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
335
320 full-time ·
15 part-time
Female pupils
168
50.1% of pupils
Male pupils
167
49.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.0 pts
below England
School
18.8%
Charnwood
16.8%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.9 pts
above England
School
27.2%
Charnwood
11.5%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
below England
School
0.3%
Charnwood
0.5%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
51.6%
173
Indian
30.1%
101
Any other White background
3.6%
12
White and Asian
3.3%
11
African
2.7%
9
Any other Mixed background
1.8%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
16.4%
55 of
335 pupils
4.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
51.0%
9.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
64.0%
Reading
9.8 pts below England
School
64.0%
Charnwood
76.0%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
73.0%
Writing
2.7 pts above England
School
73.0%
Charnwood
71.9%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Maths
6.0 pts above England
School
78.0%
Charnwood
75.3%
East Midlands
71.5%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.01%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.21 pts
lower than
England
School
5.01%
Charnwood
5.47%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.58%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.23 pts
lower than
England
School
12.58%
Charnwood
12.89%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Charnwood
1.47%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
79.8%
8.4 pts
below England
Eastfield Primary School
79.8%
Charnwood
84.2%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.