Hallbrook Primary School
Hallbrook Road, Broughton Astley, LE9 6WX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SUCCESS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Tim Barrow
- Sponsor
- Success Academy Trust
- Constituency
- South Leicestershire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 189
- URN
- 143609
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01455285693
About this school
Hallbrook Primary School is a primary academy in Broughton Astley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 189 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hallbrook 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
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
- Strong 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 | 31 | 33 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 33% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 9% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 52% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 55% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 58% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| 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 Hallbrook 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 | 58% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 189 |
| 2023/24 | 182 |
| 2024/25 | 169 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hallbrook Primary School compares
Hallbrook Primary School ranked 85th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4.4% | 15.4% | 189 | — |
| Old Mill Primary School | 73% | 3.5% | 11.2% | 367 | 0.6 miles |
| Orchard Church of England Primary School, Broughton Astley | 64% | 3.5% | 12.8% | 192 | 1.0 miles |
| Dunton Bassett Primary School | 50% | 5.6% | 10.5% | 54 | 1.3 miles |
| Croft Church of England Primary School | 25% | 5% | 17% | 109 | 2.4 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School, Sapcote | 55% | 6.5% | 19.4% | 242 | 2.6 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)
- 15.38%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 4.4%
- Persistent absence
- 7.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Old Mill Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Orchard Church of England Primary School, Broughton Astley1.0 miles
Primary · Broughton Astley
-
Dunton Bassett Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Lutterworth
-
Croft Church of England Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Sapcote2.6 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Broughton Astley
- Orchard Church of England Primary School, Broughton Astley Primary
- Lodge Farm Education Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Hallbrook Primary School teach?
- Hallbrook Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Broughton Astley.
- Who is the headteacher of Hallbrook Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hallbrook Primary School is Mr Tim Barrow, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hallbrook Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hallbrook 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 Hallbrook Primary School?
- Hallbrook Primary School has 189 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hallbrook Primary School full?
- Hallbrook Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 189 on roll (90%), 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 Hallbrook Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hallbrook Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hallbrook Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hallbrook Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Hallbrook Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Hallbrook Primary School is part of SUCCESS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hallbrook Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hallbrook Primary School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Hallbrook Primary School ranked 85th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hallbrook Primary School's absence rate?
- Hallbrook Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hallbrook Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hallbrook 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 10 July 2026.