Burbage Junior School
Grove Road, Burbage, Hinckley, LE10 2AD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Zoe Driver
- Federation
- The Burbage Grove Road Schools Federation
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 376
- Pupils on roll
- 365
- URN
- 119964
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01455630970
About this school
Burbage Junior School is a community primary school in Hinckley. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 365 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Burbage Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 92 | 94 | 80 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 68% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 11% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 80% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 85% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 80% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Burbage Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 78% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 352 |
| 2023/24 | 362 |
| 2024/25 | 350 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Burbage Junior School compares
Burbage Junior School ranked 59th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 3.9% | 14.3% | 365 | — |
| Burbage Church of England Infant School | — | 4.4% | 7.9% | 235 | 0.0 miles |
| Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage | 72% | 4% | 10% | 569 | 0.7 miles |
| Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 80% | 3.5% | 8.4% | 190 | 1.2 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley | 56% | 5.1% | 24.4% | 224 | 1.2 miles |
| Hinckley Parks Primary School | 74% | 4.2% | 15.7% | 576 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report30 October 2024
- 2 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.29%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.88%
- Persistent absence
- 6.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Burbage Church of England Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Hinckley
-
Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage0.7 miles
Primary · Hinckley
-
Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Hinckley
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley1.2 miles
Primary · Hinckley
-
Hinckley Parks Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Hinckley
Other schools in Hinckley
Burbage Junior School ranks 5th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Hinckley.
- Battling Brook Primary School Primary
- Burbage Church of England Infant School Primary
- Hinckley Parks Primary School Primary
- Hollycroft Primary School Primary
- Richmond Primary School Primary
- Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- Sharnford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage Primary
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley Primary
- Westfield Infant School Primary
- Westfield Junior School Primary
- Wolvey CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Burbage Junior School teach?
- Burbage Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Hinckley.
- Who is the headteacher of Burbage Junior School?
- The headteacher of Burbage Junior School is Mrs Zoe Driver, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Burbage Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Burbage Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Burbage Junior School?
- Burbage Junior School has 365 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Burbage Junior School full?
- Burbage Junior School has capacity for 376 pupils and 365 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Burbage Junior School a faith school?
- No. Burbage Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Burbage Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Burbage Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Burbage Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Burbage Junior School is part of the The Burbage Grove Road Schools Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Burbage Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Burbage Junior School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Burbage Junior School ranked 59th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Burbage Junior School's absence rate?
- Burbage Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Burbage Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Burbage Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.