Bridge Junior School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Leicester
Mere Close, Leicester, LE5 3HH
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 29/11/2022
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
95.5%
14.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
295
Capacity used
Has space82%
360 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 7–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jason Williamson
- Address
- Mere Close, Off Mere Road, Leicester, LE5 3HH
- Phone
- 01162536092
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Ward / constituency
- North Evington · Leicester East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150905
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ATTENBOROUGH LEARNING TRUST
295 pupils · 360 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
29 November 2022
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Requires improvement Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Requires improvement - 21
10 November 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 356 pupils
Attendance
95.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
14.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
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 by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 43% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 1% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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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.