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Braunstone Community Primary School

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

personMr Halil Tamgumus

corporate_fareDISCOVERY SCHOOLS ACADEMIES TRUST LTD

location_onLeicester, LE3 1QH

language Visit Website phone 1162858130

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

434

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Expected Standard

75%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Braunstone Community Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Leicester, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 22% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Braunstone Community Primary School is an academy converter in Leicester, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of DISCOVERY SCHOOLS ACADEMIES TRUST LTD. The school has approximately 434 pupils on roll, of whom 62% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #4 of 71 primaries in Leicester and #876 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.3:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 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

75%

LA 56%

Reading80% LA 69%

Writing79% LA 65%

Maths82% LA 69%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading52% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing66% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths65% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading62% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths80% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA -0.2

0.2 to 3.4

2.8

Write

LA -0.2

1.2 to 4.3

4.6

Maths

LA 0.9

3.1 to 6.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading46% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing63% LA 72% · Eng 78%

Maths57% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA 0.2

-2.6 to 0.7

-0.7

Write

LA 0.1

-2.2 to 0.8

0.2

Maths

LA 1.1

-1.2 to 1.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 59%

Reading60% LA 68%

Writing68% LA 72%

Maths45% LA 71%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.2

Read

LA 0.1

-3.7 to -0.7

Write

LA -0.1

-1.5 to 1.5

-4.1

Maths

LA 0.6

-5.5 to -2.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 February 2025

Inspection Report

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18 September 2019

Inspection Report

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06 October 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-09-18

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-01-12

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-01-29

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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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

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 434 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	434	1	0.2%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	421	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	457	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	450	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	437	3	0.7%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	453	2	0.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	434	1	0.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	428	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	437	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	435	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	428	1	0.2%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	448	2	0.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	424	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	400	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	436	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	436	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	437	2	0.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	446	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	448	1	0.2%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	441	3	0.7%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	458	7	1.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	450	20	4.4%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	449	27	6.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	459	0	0.0%	0.4%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 29 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 22 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 21 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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Braunstone Community Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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