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Battling Brook Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Leicestershire

Frederick Avenue, Hinckley, LE10 0EX

Website 01455634701

49

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 18/06/2024

Application demand

91%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

95.8%

6.6% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

602

Capacity used

Nearly full

99%

609 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

91%

1st preference success rate

85 of 93 families who put it first got an offer

85

Places offered

220

Total applications

2.6

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference9385● 91%
2nd preference590● 0%
3rd preference410● 0%
Later preferences (4th–5th)270● 0%
Total2208539%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
99%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
91%
2025

Leicestershire lets families list 5 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Lisa Mathie
Address
Frederick Avenue, Hinckley, LE10 0EX
Phone
01455634701
Local authority
Leicestershire
Ward / constituency
Hinckley Trinity · Hinckley and Bosworth
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
139737

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals15%——
English as additional language7%——
SEN support21%——
55% boys (334)45% girls (268)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: BATTLING BROOK PRIMARY SCHOOL

602 pupils · 609 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    18 June 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 517 pupils

Attendance

95.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

6.6%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.7%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

3%
20/21
13%
21/22
9%
22/23
10%
23/24
7%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths49%——
Higher standard6%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard41%
-21% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard67%
-8% vs England
Higher standard26%
-7% vs England
Average score104
-2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard52%
-20% vs England
Greater depth1%
-12% vs England

Maths

Expected standard61%
-13% vs England
Higher standard11%
-15% vs England
Average score102
-3 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard62%
-11% vs England
Higher standard15%
-15% vs England
Average score102
-3 vs England

Science

Expected standard86%
+4% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

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Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)41%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Leicestershire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.