Battling Brook Primary School
Frederick Avenue, Hinckley, LE10 0EX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BATTLING BROOK PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Lisa Mathie
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 609
- Pupils on roll
- 602
- URN
- 139737
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01455634701
About this school
Battling Brook Primary School is a primary academy in Hinckley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 602 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Battling Brook 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 89 | 86 | 87 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 49% | 41% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 6% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 66% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 58% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 57% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Battling Brook 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 | 52% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 41% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 591 |
| 2023/24 | 596 |
| 2024/25 | 578 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Battling Brook Primary School compares
Battling Brook Primary School ranked 197th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41% | 4.2% | 17% | 602 | — |
| Richmond Primary School | 63% | 5.4% | 25% | 480 | 0.5 miles |
| Hollycroft Primary School | — | 7% | 10.6% | 71 | 0.5 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley | 56% | 5.1% | 24.4% | 224 | 0.9 miles |
| Westfield Infant School | — | 4.6% | 18.5% | 247 | 0.9 miles |
| Westfield Junior School | 59% | 4.6% | 29.5% | 357 | 1.0 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.96%
- English as an additional language
- 7.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.2%
- Persistent absence
- 6.58%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Richmond Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hinckley
-
Hollycroft Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hinckley
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley0.9 miles
Primary · Hinckley
-
Westfield Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Hinckley
-
Westfield Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Hinckley
Other schools in Hinckley
Battling Brook Primary School ranks 10th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Hinckley.
- Burbage Church of England Infant School Primary
- Burbage Junior 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 Battling Brook Primary School teach?
- Battling Brook Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hinckley.
- Who is the headteacher of Battling Brook Primary School?
- The headteacher of Battling Brook Primary School is Lisa Mathie, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Battling Brook Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Battling Brook 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 Battling Brook Primary School?
- Battling Brook Primary School has 602 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Battling Brook Primary School full?
- Battling Brook Primary School has capacity for 609 pupils and 602 on roll (99%), 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 Battling Brook Primary School a faith school?
- No. Battling Brook Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Battling Brook Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Battling Brook Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Battling Brook Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Battling Brook Primary School is part of BATTLING BROOK PRIMARY SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Battling Brook Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 41% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Battling Brook Primary School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Battling Brook Primary School ranked 197th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Battling Brook Primary School's absence rate?
- Battling Brook Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Battling Brook Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Battling Brook 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 1 July 2026.