Badgerbrook Primary School
Badger Drive, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6ZW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DISCOVERY SCHOOLS ACADEMIES TRUST LTD
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Andrews
- Sponsor
- Discovery Schools Academies Trust Ltd
- Constituency
- South Leicestershire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 398
- URN
- 151128
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162752353
About this school
Badgerbrook Primary School is a primary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 398 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Badgerbrook 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
- Strong 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
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 |
How Badgerbrook Primary School compares
Badgerbrook Primary School ranked 43rd of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 3.4% | 8.2% | 398 | — |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone | 76% | 3.5% | 22.6% | 178 | 0.8 miles |
| Cosby Primary School | 74% | 4.3% | 15% | 326 | 0.8 miles |
| Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School | 34% | 4.3% | 20.7% | 197 | 0.8 miles |
| Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School | 48% | 4.1% | 16% | 329 | 1.0 miles |
| Greystoke Primary School | 71% | 4% | 15.6% | 351 | 1.4 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
-
Graded inspection report11 November 2025
- 23 January 2024
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.15%
- English as an additional language
- 6.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.4%
- Persistent absence
- 4.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone0.8 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Cosby Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Greystoke Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Badgerbrook Primary School ranks 24th 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
- 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
- Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Badgerbrook Primary School teach?
- Badgerbrook Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Badgerbrook Primary School?
- The headteacher of Badgerbrook Primary School is Mrs Joanne Andrews, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Badgerbrook Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Badgerbrook 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 Badgerbrook Primary School?
- Badgerbrook Primary School has 398 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Badgerbrook Primary School full?
- Badgerbrook Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 398 on roll (95%), 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 Badgerbrook Primary School a faith school?
- No. Badgerbrook Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Badgerbrook Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Badgerbrook Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Badgerbrook Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Badgerbrook Primary School is part of DISCOVERY SCHOOLS ACADEMIES TRUST LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Badgerbrook Primary School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Badgerbrook Primary School ranked 43rd of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Badgerbrook Primary School's absence rate?
- Badgerbrook Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census.
- What are Badgerbrook Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Badgerbrook 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.