Badgerbrook Primary School

Primary
Academy
Ages 4 to 11

Report card: Needs attention to strong standard

Badger Drive, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6ZWOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Badgerbrook Primary School is a primary school in Leicester for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 324 schools in Leicestershire. It ranks 31st of 138 primary schools in Leicester. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in November 2025.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 11 November 2025, report published 12 January 2026

Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.

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

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

54 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths76%

76%, 14 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths7%

7%, 1 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score107

107, 1 above the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score106

106, 1 above the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score106

106, 1 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

398 pupils on roll, with places for 420

Eligible for free school meals9.8%

9.8%, 16.7 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language6%

6%, 15.6 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support13.3%

13.3%, 1.5 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan2.3%

2.3%, 3.7 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Badgerbrook Primary School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone	0.8 miles	Ofsted: Good	76% met the expected standard
Cosby Primary School	0.8 miles	Ofsted: Good	74% met the expected standard
Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School	0.8 miles	Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good	34% met the expected standard
Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School	1 mile	Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding	48% met the expected standard
Greystoke Primary School	1 mile	Ofsted: Good	71% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Academy converter
Sector: Academy
Trust: DISCOVERY SCHOOLS ACADEMIES TRUST LTD
Age range: 4 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Nursery classes: No
Headteacher: Mrs Joanne Andrews
Phone: 01162752353
Website: badgerbrook.org (opens in a new tab)
Address: Badger Drive, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6ZW
Local authority: Leicestershire
URN: 151128

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.