Badgerbrook Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Leicestershire
Badger Drive, Leicester, LE8 6ZW
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 23/01/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
96.6%
4.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
398
Capacity used
Nearly full95%
420 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
51 of 51 families who put it first got an offer
51
Places offered
140
Total applications
2.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 51 | 51 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 35 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 29 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 25 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 140 | 51 | 36% |
Leicestershire lets families list 5 preferences. 1 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
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Joanne Andrews
- Address
- Badger Drive, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6ZW
- Phone
- 01162752353
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Ward / constituency
- North Whetstone · South Leicestershire
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 151128
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 10% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: DISCOVERY SCHOOLS ACADEMIES TRUST LTD
398 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
11 November 2025
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Strong standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Strong standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Needs attention Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 24
23 January 2024
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessEarly years Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 359 pupils
Attendance
96.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
3.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
4.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
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) | 76% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 7% | 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.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 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.