SCHOOL PROFILE

Braunstone Frith Primary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 147410
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 472 Published school capacity
Capacity used 92.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

12 March 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Leicester
Trust LIFE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 438 401 full-time · 37 part-time
Female pupils 227 51.8% of pupils
Male pupils 211 48.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

44.3%
19.5 pts above England
School 44.3%
Leicester 27.7%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

33.8%
13.5 pts above England
School 33.8%
Leicester 53.6%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Leicester 0.6%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
43.4%
190
Any other White background
13.5%
59
African
11.2%
49
Indian
5.3%
23
White and Black Caribbean
4.1%
18
Any other Asian background
3.2%
14
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 30.4% 133 of 438 pupils
9.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 30.4%
Leicester 17.0%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 26.7% 117 pupils
England 14.8% 11.9 pts above
EHC plans 3.7% 16 pupils
England 6.0% 2.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 62
Social, emotional & mental health 41
Moderate learning difficulty 16
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Other difficulty or disability 7

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

51.0% 9.4 pts below England
School 51.0%
Leicester 57.9%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

69.0%

4.8 pts below England

School 69.0%
Leicester 70.4%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

66.0%

4.3 pts below England

School 66.0%
Leicester 67.0%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

63.0%

9.0 pts below England

School 63.0%
Leicester 70.9%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

8.39%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.18 pts higher than England
School 8.39%
Leicester 6.66%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

26.33%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.51 pts higher than England
School 26.33%
Leicester 18.63%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.17%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.37 pts higher than England
School 2.17%
Leicester 2.18%
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

92.8% 4.6 pts above England
Braunstone Frith Primary Academy
92.8%
Leicester
94.9%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information