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Bridge Junior School

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

Local ranking71st of 81 primary schools in Leicester
Ofsted: Requires improvement

Primary

Phase

360

Capacity

7-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Bridge Junior School (URN 119999) since 1 July 2024. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
43.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
1.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
59.0%
Writing (Expected)
56.0%
Maths (Expected)
68.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
66.0%
Reading avg scaled score
101.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
103.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
103.0
Cohort Size
90

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
327
Boys
145 (49%)
Girls
150 (51%)
Capacity
360 (82% full)
SEND
17.7%
FSM Eligible
15.6%
EAL
82.0%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.8%
SEN Support
15.9%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
20.2:1
Teachers (FTE)
16.2
Budget per Pupil
£6,080/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.5% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
14.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
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

2024-25
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  • Asian Indian: 78.6%
  • Asian Pakistani: 7.3%
  • Asian Other: 3.7%
  • Other: 2.5%
  • Black African: 1.8%
  • Mixed Other: 1.5%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 1.5%
  • White Other: 0.9%

78.6%

Asian Indian

7.3%

Asian Pakistani

3.7%

Asian Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01162536092
office@bridge.leicester.sch.uk
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Mere Close

Leicester, East Midlands

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Administrative

URN
150905
UKPRN
10095223
Establishment No.
2210
Trust
ATTENBOROUGH LEARNING TRUST

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