Bridge Junior School
Mere Close, Off Mere Road, Leicester, LE5 3HH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ATTENBOROUGH LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Jason Williamson
- Sponsor
- Attenborough Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Leicester East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 295
- URN
- 150905
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
About this school
Bridge Junior School is a primary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 295 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Bridge Junior School (URN 119999).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 |
How Bridge Junior School compares
Bridge Junior School ranked 67th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 4.5% | 15.6% | 295 | — |
| 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 |
| Spinney Hill Primary School | 69% | 5.6% | 19% | 687 | 0.5 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
- 29 November 2022
-
Ungraded inspection report10 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.6%
- English as an additional language
- 82%
- Overall absence
- 4.53%
- Persistent absence
- 14.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
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
-
Spinney Hill Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Bridge Junior School ranks 128th 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 Bridge Junior School teach?
- Bridge Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Bridge Junior School?
- The headteacher of Bridge Junior School is Mr Jason Williamson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bridge Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bridge Junior 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 big is Bridge Junior School?
- Bridge Junior School has 295 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Bridge Junior School full?
- Bridge Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 295 on roll (82%), 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 Bridge Junior School a faith school?
- No. Bridge Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bridge Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bridge Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Bridge Junior School?
- Bridge Junior School is part of ATTENBOROUGH LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Bridge Junior School rank locally?
- Bridge Junior School ranked 67th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bridge Junior School's absence rate?
- Bridge Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census.
- 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 10 July 2026.