Badgerbrook Primary School, Leicester
Badgerbrook Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Leicester, part of Discovery Schools Academies Trust Ltd. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 37th-highest of the 138 schools in Leicester with published results, and 4,333rd of 14,452 across England. It was 95% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Leicestershire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Badgerbrook Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at Badgerbrook Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 77% in Leicestershire and 77% and 75% across England.
Getting a place at Badgerbrook Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 56 families put Badgerbrook Primary School as their first choice and 131 named it as one of their preferences, for 58 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Badgerbrook Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Badgerbrook Primary School are St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone (0.8 miles, Good, 88% reading, 79% maths); Cosby Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 82% reading, 87% maths); Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School (0.8 miles, Inadequate, 66% reading, 53% maths); and Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School (1 mile, Good, 79% reading, 66% maths).
Badgerbrook Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
St Peter's Church of England Primary School WhetstoneCosby Primary SchoolBlaby Stokes Church of England Primary SchoolBlaby Thistly Meadow Primary School
The trust
Badgerbrook Primary School is one of 21 schools run by Discovery Schools Academies Trust Ltd, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
What parents say
139 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Badgerbrook Primary School (as of April 2026): 94% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 58% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (58%).
Who goes there
9.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%), Mixed (8%) and Asian (5%).
In 2026, 53 pupils (13.3%) received SEN support and 9 (2.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Narborough Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Springwell Lane (adjacent), 60 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Badgerbrook Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Badgerbrook Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 11 months agoReport card - no single overall grade (Ofsted's framework since November 2025)
Safeguarding standards: met
Badgerbrook Primary School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in September 2024. Before that, as Badgerbrook Primary School (URN 119978), it was rated Requires Improvement in January 2024.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's November 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Badgerbrook is a warm, welcoming school where children love to learn. Teachers build strong relationships based on respect and kindness, and the school goes above and beyond to support every child, especially those who find learning or managing their feelings challenging. Pupils develop excellent character and social skills while achieving well academically.
Key Strengths
- Excellent behaviour and attendance - pupils are polite, respectful and engage well in lessons
- Highly effective inclusion and SEND support - leaders use detailed information to create personalised plans and pupils experience success
- Strong leadership with clear ambition to improve - leaders are role models who have made significant improvements
- Positive school culture where pupils feel safe and happy
- Well-designed broad curriculum that helps pupils make connections across subjects
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistent teaching of letter formation - staff do not routinely correct handwriting mistakes, affecting fluency
- Early years expectations are too low - leaders need to raise what children are expected to learn and do
- Early years staff need to better use opportunities to develop children's speaking skills and promote independence
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and acted upon, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Yoga, basketball, music clubs, community charity work
Badgerbrook Primary School is a well-led primary school where pupils thrive in a positive, safe environment with strong behaviour and attendance. The school is determined to help disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND succeed through effective support systems.
At a Glance
9.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
139 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at April 2026 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
Class Sizes
28.5
Avg class size
26.6
Infant (KS1)
29.8
KS2
13
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Badgerbrook Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Badgerbrook Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Badgerbrook Primary School is in Leicestershire; for families living there:
- Leicestershire's school travel policy: Mainstream School Transport for 5 to 16 year olds
- How to apply: Request for school transport on medical grounds form PDF, 359.48 KB Opens new window
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 4 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Leicestershire is 3 (the median across 329 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
95%
Near capacity
399 pupils
420 places
21 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Leicester
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Leicester
Across Leicestershire council
Places available
8,574
Applications
6,827
Got 1st preference
94.0%
Got preferred school
99.3%
All primary applications across Leicestershire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
53
SEN Support
9
EHC Plans
15.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
398
Total Pupils
210
Boys
188
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
21
Teachers
19.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,375
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,955
Per pupil
£2163k
Total funding
£52k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.4%
Overall absence
4.5%
Persistent absence
359
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Badgerbrook Primary School
Questions parents ask about Badgerbrook Primary School
What are SATs results like at Badgerbrook Primary School?
Of the pupils at Badgerbrook Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 83% reached the expected standard in reading and 83% did so in maths.
What is Badgerbrook Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Badgerbrook Primary School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in September 2024. Before that, as Badgerbrook Primary School (URN 119978), it was rated Requires Improvement in January 2024.
What is the catchment area for Badgerbrook Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Badgerbrook Primary School is oversubscribed, Leicestershire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Badgerbrook Primary School?
Badgerbrook Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 95% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Badgerbrook Primary School?
Classes at Badgerbrook Primary School average 28.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Badgerbrook Primary School?
Badgerbrook Primary School has around 398 pupils on roll. 10% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Badgerbrook Primary School?
3.4% of sessions were missed at Badgerbrook Primary School in 2024/25. 4.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Badgerbrook Primary School?
Apply through Leicestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming Badgerbrook Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Badgerbrook Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 4 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Leicestershire is 3 (the median across 329 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Badgerbrook Primary School?
Badgerbrook Primary School is at Badger Drive, Whetstone, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE8 6ZW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)