Broomfield Community Primary School
Ploughmans Lea, East Goscote, Leicester, LE7 3ZQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BRADGATE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Miss Alex Allison
- Sponsor
- Bradgate Education Partnership
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 226
- Pupils on roll
- 194
- URN
- 138805
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162606704
About this school
Broomfield Community Primary School is a primary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 194 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Broomfield Community Primary 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 26 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 65% | 89% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 4% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 81% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 85% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 69% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Broomfield Community Primary 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 | 60% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 89% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 184 |
| 2023/24 | 181 |
| 2024/25 | 181 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Broomfield Community Primary School compares
Broomfield Community Primary School ranked 8th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 89% | 3.6% | 11.1% | 194 | — |
| Queniborough Church of England Primary School | 52% | 4.7% | 9.6% | 200 | 0.6 miles |
| St Michael & All Angels Church of England Primary School | — | 4.5% | 6.4% | 72 | 1.0 miles |
| St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy | 58% | 5.4% | 28.4% | 393 | 1.2 miles |
| Thrussington Church of England Primary School | 56% | 3.8% | 10.5% | 99 | 1.7 miles |
| The Merton Primary School | 58% | 3.7% | 11.1% | 413 | 1.8 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.05%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.62%
- Persistent absence
- 5.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Queniborough Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
St Michael & All Angels Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Thrussington Church of England Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Leicester
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The Merton Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Broomfield Community Primary School ranks 5th of the 139 ranked primary 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 ages does Broomfield Community Primary School teach?
- Broomfield Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Broomfield Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Broomfield Community Primary School is Miss Alex Allison, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Broomfield Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Broomfield Community Primary 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 Broomfield Community Primary School?
- Broomfield Community Primary School has 194 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Broomfield Community Primary School full?
- Broomfield Community Primary School has capacity for 226 pupils and 194 on roll (86%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Broomfield Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Broomfield Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Broomfield Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Broomfield Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Broomfield Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Broomfield Community Primary School is part of BRADGATE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Broomfield Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 89% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Broomfield Community Primary School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Broomfield Community Primary School ranked 8th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Broomfield Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Broomfield Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Broomfield Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Broomfield Community Primary 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 15 July 2026.