Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #47 in Leicester public Top 74% UK

Buswells Lodge Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Scott Fewster

location_onLeicester, LE4 0PT

language Visit Website phone 1162352129

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2022

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Students

409

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Expected Standard

52%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Buswells Lodge Primary School is a Community school primary school in Leicester, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 74% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Buswells Lodge Primary School is a community school in Leicester, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 409 pupils on roll.

In 2025, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #47 of 77 primaries in Leicester and #8,915 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 28.6%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 56%

Reading63% LA 69%

Writing72% LA 65%

Maths68% LA 69%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading69% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths75% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading58% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths63% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA -0.2

-3.9 to -0.4

0.1

Write

LA -0.2

-1.6 to 1.7

-1.8

Maths

LA 0.9

-3.4 to -0.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading61% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 72% · Eng 78%

Maths70% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.0

Read

LA 0.2

-3.7 to -0.4

-1.3

Write

LA 0.1

-2.8 to 0.3

0.4

Maths

LA 1.1

-1.0 to 1.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 59%

Reading63% LA 68%

Writing75% LA 72%

Maths65% LA 71%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA 0.1

-3.9 to -0.7

0.6

Write

LA -0.1

-0.9 to 2.1

-0.8

Maths

LA 0.6

-2.2 to 0.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

30 November 2024

Inspection Report

27 September 2023

Inspection Report

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24 May 2022

Inspection Report

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18 September 2018

Inspection Report

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26 February 2015

Inspection Report

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19 June 2013

Inspection Report

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12 March 2013

Inspection Report

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27 March 2012

Inspection Report

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13 September 2010

Inspection Report

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27 September 2007

Inspection Report

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16 May 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-05-24

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2018-09-18

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2015-02-26

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 415 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2023/24 (Summer term)	415	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	415	4	1.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	413	11	2.7%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	414	2	0.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	409	2	0.5%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	413	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	420	2	0.5%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	415	3	0.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	413	6	1.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	418	3	0.7%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	412	1	0.2%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	390	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	421	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	421	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	423	7	1.7%	0.6%	1
2018/19 (Summer term)	459	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	455	2	0.4%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	447	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	455	8	1.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	456	2	0.4%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	448	2	0.4%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	467	4	0.9%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	462	5	1.1%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	437	2	0.5%	0.5%	0