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Bridge Junior School

Mere Close, Off Mere Road, Leicester, LE5 3HH

Primary

Phase

360

Capacity

7-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Closed on 31 August 2024 and continues as Bridge Junior School (URN 150905) (opened 1 September 2024). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2023-24
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
58.0% nat61.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
1.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
72.0%
Writing (Expected)
69.0%
Maths (Expected)
83.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
81.0%
Reading avg scaled score
103.0 nat105.0
Maths avg scaled score
105.0 nat104.0
GPS avg scaled score
107.0
Cohort Size
78

Pupil Demographics

2023-24
Total Pupils
357
Boys
179 (50%)
Girls
178 (50%)
Capacity
360 (99% full)
SEND
18.8%
FSM Eligible
17.6%
EAL
88.8%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.7%
SEN Support
17.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
25.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
14.2
Budget per Pupil
£5,808/yr

Attendance & Absence

2023-24
Overall Absence Rate
5.0% nat6.6%
Persistent Absence
16.6% nat17.5%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2023-24
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  • Asian Indian: 74.5%
  • Asian Pakistani: 7.3%
  • Asian Other: 4.2%
  • Black African: 3.4%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 2.2%
  • Other: 2.0%
  • Mixed Other: 1.7%
  • White Other: 1.4%

74.5%

Asian Indian

7.3%

Asian Pakistani

4.2%

Asian Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Mere Close

Leicester, East Midlands

Administrative

URN
119999
UKPRN
10079021
Establishment No.
2210

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