Broomfield Community Primary School, Leicester

Primary
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Mixed
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Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~924m)Possible (~1.3km)Unlikely (~1.7km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Miss Alex Allison
Pupils:194 / 226 capacity
LA:Leicestershire
Phone:01162606704
Address:Ploughmans Lea, East Goscote, Leicester, LE7 3ZQ
Trust:BRADGATE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 October 2012

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 5 months ago

Report card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)

Achievement
Expected Standard
Behaviour
Strong Standard
Personal Development
Expected Standard
Leadership
Expected Standard
Early Years
Expected Standard
Inspected 21 April 2026View full report
URN:138805
UKPRN:10038988
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Melton and Syston
Urban/Rural:Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

This school excels at teaching reading, writing and mathematics with precision, ensuring all pupils including disadvantaged children and those with additional needs make strong progress. The caring atmosphere helps children feel safe and happy, with attendance well above national averages. Parents and carers are very positive about the school, praising its positive ethos and how well pupils thrive.

Key Strengths

  • Excellent attendance rates and behaviour - pupils are mature and conduct themselves well
  • High-quality teaching in reading, writing and mathematics with impressive pupil progress
  • Strong support for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs
  • Caring ethos where pupils feel safe and show enthusiasm for learning
  • Well-trained staff with high morale and effective professional development

Areas for Improvement

  • Teaching quality in subjects beyond reading, writing and mathematics is inconsistent
  • Leaders need to check the curriculum more thoroughly across all subjects
  • Uncertainty about the effectiveness of some smaller support groups for pupils with special educational needs
  • Pupils occasionally forget or misunderstand key knowledge in some areas of the curriculum

Safeguarding

Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and managed, making pupils safer and helping them feel safe.

Extracurricular Activities

Educational visits to places of local, national and international interest, boys' and girls' football competitions, clubs for disadvantaged pupils to develop interests and talents

Broomfield Community Primary School provides an ambitious curriculum with a strong focus on reading, writing and mathematics. Leaders have created a caring, inclusive school where pupils feel safe, attend regularly, and demonstrate impressive achievement in core subjects.

At a Glance

9.8%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+8ppMaths+4ppWriting+12pp

Reading has improved from 81% to 89%. Maths has improved from 85% to 89%. Writing has improved from 77% to 89%.

Class Sizes

26.7

Avg class size

27.7

Infant (KS1)

25.7

KS2

6

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Long Furrow (E Bound)
150m · 2 min walk
Willowbrook Way (opp)
254m · 4 min walk
Countrymans Way (adj)
318m · 5 min walk
Ploughmans Lea (opp)
319m · 5 min walk
Huntsman Dale (opp)
390m · 6 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

86%

Available places

194 pupils

226 capacity

32 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Leicester

Low pressure
New homes approved:12,815
Projected new pupils:3,204

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Leicester

Admissions Demand - Leicestershire

Low demand0.78x oversubscription

Places available

8,747

Applications

6,780

Got 1st preference

95.4%

Got preferred school

99.6%

Primary admissions across Leicestershire (2025/26)

Inspection History(6)

21 April 2026Report card
Achievement
Behaviour
Personal Development
Leadership
Early Years
22 June 2021
29 June 2016
Leadership & ManagementGood

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Pupil Demographics

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.61871%

Overall absence

5.625%

Persistent absence

160

Enrolments

Authorised3.02919%
Unauthorised0.58952%
Persistent (10%+)5.625%
Severe (50%+)0%

Absence trend

5.09138%
18/19
3.30809%
20/21
5.92552%
21/22
5.09886%
22/23
3.94806%
23/24
3.61871%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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