Broomfield Community Primary School, Leicester
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 5 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
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 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
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
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
86%
Available places
194 pupils
226 capacity
32 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Leicester
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Leicester
Admissions Demand - Leicestershire
Places available
8,747
Applications
6,780
Got 1st preference
95.4%
Got preferred school
99.6%
Primary admissions across Leicestershire (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.61871%
Overall absence
5.625%
Persistent absence
160
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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