Badgerbrook Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Leicester, Leicestershire
Badgerbrook Primary School is a primary school in Leicester, Leicestershire for ages 4–11 (academy converter).
Key facts
- Address
- Badger Drive, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6ZW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Leicestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 398 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 11 November 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils begin the school day with smiles on their faces and excitement about what they are going to learn.”
- “They are proud of their school.”
- “They are keen to represent their school, and they take their responsibilities seriously.”
To improve
- “Nevertheless, staff do not consistently correct the mistakes that pupils make when first learning to form letters.”
- “As a result, some pupils do not develop accurate and fluent handwriting.”
- “However, the school’s expectations of what children can learn and do are still not high enough.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 January 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 76% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 56 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 55 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leicestershire.
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone 0.8 mi Good
- Cosby Primary School 0.8 mi Good
- Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged
- Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged
- Greystoke Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good
- Greenfield Primary School 1.6 mi Good
- Glen Hills Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good
- Red Hill Field Primary School 1.9 mi Good