Braunstone Frith Primary Academy
Cuffling Drive, Leicester, LE3 6NF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LIFE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Naomi Grant
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- LIFE Multi-Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Leicester West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 438
- URN
- 147410
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162872487
About this school
Braunstone Frith Primary Academy is a primary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 438 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 | 86 | 84 | 83 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 57% | 51% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 77% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 68% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 74% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
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 Braunstone Frith Primary Academy 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 | 44% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 57.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 51% | 56.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 532 |
| 2023/24 | 523 |
| 2024/25 | 482 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Braunstone Frith Primary Academy compares
Braunstone Frith Primary Academy ranked 57th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51% | 8.4% | 51.8% | 438 | — |
| Forest Lodge Academy | 55% | 7.1% | 47.9% | 552 | 0.7 miles |
| Glenfield Primary School | 57% | 4.1% | 19.3% | 433 | 0.8 miles |
| Braunstone Community Primary School | 75% | 6.2% | 62.3% | 429 | 0.9 miles |
| The Hall School | — | — | — | 490 | 0.9 miles |
| Queensmead Primary Academy | 87% | 4.9% | 37.6% | 370 | 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)
- 51.81%
- English as an additional language
- 34%
- Overall absence
- 8.39%
- Persistent absence
- 26.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Forest Lodge Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Glenfield Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Braunstone Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
The Hall School0.9 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Queensmead Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Braunstone Frith Primary Academy ranks 111th 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 year groups does Braunstone Frith Primary Academy teach?
- Braunstone Frith Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Braunstone Frith Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Braunstone Frith Primary Academy is Mrs Naomi Grant, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Braunstone Frith Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Braunstone Frith Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Braunstone Frith Primary Academy?
- Braunstone Frith Primary Academy has 438 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Braunstone Frith Primary Academy full?
- Braunstone Frith Primary Academy has capacity for 472 pupils and 438 on roll (93%), 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 Braunstone Frith Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Braunstone Frith Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Braunstone Frith Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Braunstone Frith Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Braunstone Frith Primary Academy?
- Braunstone Frith Primary Academy is part of LIFE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Braunstone Frith Primary Academy have?
- The schools register lists Braunstone Frith Primary Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Braunstone Frith Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 51% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Braunstone Frith Primary Academy rank locally?
- Braunstone Frith Primary Academy ranked 57th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Braunstone Frith Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Braunstone Frith Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Braunstone Frith Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Braunstone Frith Primary Academy'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.