Bridge Junior School
Mere Close, Off Mere Road, Leicester, LE5 3HH
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
It was replaced by Bridge Junior School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Jason Williamson
- Constituency
- Leicester East
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 357
- URN
- 119999
- Local authority
- Leicester
About this school
Bridge Junior School was a community primary school in Leicester. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 357 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Bridge Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 85 | 78 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - |
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 Bridge 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 | Leicester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 57.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 56.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 360 |
| 2023/24 | 357 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bridge Junior School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 67% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5% | 17.6% | 357 | — |
| Bridge Junior School | 43% | 4.5% | 15.6% | 295 | 0.0 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy | 66% | 6.4% | 24.7% | 310 | 0.1 miles |
| Green Lane Infant School | — | 6.8% | 10.8% | 278 | 0.1 miles |
| Shenton Primary School | 61% | 5.2% | 21.2% | 360 | 0.2 miles |
| Charnwood Primary School | 67% | 6.9% | 15% | 400 | 0.3 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.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.6%
- English as an additional language
- 88.8%
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistent absence
- 16.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bridge Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Green Lane Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Shenton Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Charnwood Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
- Abbey Mead Primary Academy Primary
- Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Sapcote Primary
- Arnesby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Avenue Primary School Primary
- Badgerbrook Primary School Primary
- Barley Croft Primary School Primary
- Barwell Church of England Academy Primary
- Barwell Infant School Primary
- Beaumont Lodge Primary School Primary
- Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Billesdon Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bridge Junior School teach?
- Bridge Junior School taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Leicester.
- Has Bridge Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Bridge Junior School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Bridge Junior School?
- Bridge Junior School had 357 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- How have Bridge Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Bridge Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bridge 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 31 August 2024.