Buswells Lodge Primary School

Leicester · LE4 0PT

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 353 pupils, 49% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted: Requires improvement

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Buswells Lodge Primary School

General Information

Address: Beauville Drive, Beaumont Leys, Leicester, LE4 0PT – View on map
Phone: 01162352129
Headteacher: Mr Adrian Durrant
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 27 families put it first for 27 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2025 10 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

353 pupils out of 380 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 173
% eligible for free school meals: 49.0%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (more mixed than the Leicester average)
English as an additional language: 43% (England 22%)

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Leicester: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 3 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 12 (0.4 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Leicester, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 7.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 20.4%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 13.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Other difficulty or disability: 21 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 15 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 7 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Other difficulty or disability: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Headteacher Approval

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Educational Attainment

Requires improvement 2022 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

SATs results for this school weren't published for 2024/25 - the Department for Education withholds them when a year group is too small to report without identifying pupils.

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47th of 49 primary schools in Leicester for Ofsted rating

#45Whitehall Primary SchoolGood
#46Willowbrook Mead Primary AcademyGood
#47Buswells Lodge Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#48St Mary's Fields AcademyRequires improvement
#49Woodstock Primary AcademyRequires improvement

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Abbey Mead Primary AcademyOutstanding
#2Alderman Richard Hallam Primary SchoolGood
#3Avenue Primary SchoolGood
#4Barley Croft Primary SchoolGood
#5Beaumont Lodge Primary SchoolGood
#6Braunstone Community Primary SchoolGood
#7Braunstone Frith Primary AcademyGood
#8Caldecote Community Primary SchoolGood
#9Coleman Primary SchoolGood
#10Dovelands Primary SchoolGood
#11Evington Valley Primary SchoolGood
#12Eyres Monsell Primary SchoolGood
#13Falcons Primary SchoolGood
#14Forest Lodge AcademyGood
#15Fosse Mead Primary AcademyGood
#16Glebelands Primary SchoolGood
#17Granby Primary SchoolGood
#18Heatherbrook Primary AcademyGood
#19Herrick Primary SchoolGood
#20Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary AcademyGood
#21Hope Hamilton CofE Primary SchoolGood
#22Kestrel Mead Primary AcademyGood
#23Knighton Mead Primary AcademyGood
#24Krishna Avanti Primary SchoolGood
#25Linden Primary SchoolGood
#26Marriott Primary SchoolGood
#27Medway Community Primary SchoolGood
#28Mellor Community Primary SchoolGood
#29Mowmacre Hill Primary SchoolGood
#30North Mead Primary AcademyGood
#31Queensmead Primary AcademyGood
#32Rowlatts Mead Primary AcademyGood
#33Rushey Mead Primary SchoolGood
#34Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary AcademyGood
#35Scraptoft Valley Primary SchoolGood
#36Shenton Primary SchoolGood
#37Sparkenhoe Community Primary SchoolGood
#38Spinney Hill Primary SchoolGood
#39St Barnabas CofE Primary SchoolGood
#40St John the Baptist CofE Primary SchoolGood
#41St Joseph's Catholic AcademyGood
#42St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary AcademyGood
#43Stokes Wood Primary SchoolGood
#44Thurnby Mead Primary AcademyGood
#45Whitehall Primary SchoolGood
#46Willowbrook Mead Primary AcademyGood
#47Buswells Lodge Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#48St Mary's Fields AcademyRequires improvement
#49Woodstock Primary AcademyRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,129 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

62nd of 63 primary schools in Leicester for spending per pupil

#60Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School£5,482
#61Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy£5,305
#62Buswells Lodge Primary School£5,129
#63Krishna Avanti Primary School£5,048

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Heatherbrook Primary Academy£9,031
#2Barley Croft Primary School£8,799
#3Stokes Wood Primary School£8,754
#4Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy£8,596
#5Eyres Monsell Primary School£8,353
#6Woodstock Primary Academy£8,096
#7Beaumont Lodge Primary School£7,918
#8Sparkenhoe Community Primary School£7,812
#9Knighton Mead Primary Academy£7,800
#10Thurnby Mead Primary Academy£7,620
#11Sandfield Close Primary School£7,612
#12Marriott Primary School£7,510
#13Braunstone Community Primary School£7,495
#14Mowmacre Hill Primary School£7,352
#15Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy£7,277
#16Rolleston Primary School£7,250
#17Wolsey House Primary School£7,223
#18Parks Primary School£7,204
#19Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy£7,174
#20Scraptoft Valley Primary School£7,166
#21Hazel Community Primary School£7,143
#22Dovelands Primary School£7,142
#23Braunstone Frith Primary Academy£7,119
#24Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy£7,040
#25Evington Valley Primary School£6,984
#26Montrose School£6,953
#27Granby Primary School£6,927
#28Caldecote Community Primary School£6,920
#29Slater Primary School£6,920
#30Mellor Community Primary School£6,876
#31Queensmead Primary Academy£6,866
#32Shenton Primary School£6,812
#33Avenue Primary School£6,794
#34St Joseph's Catholic Academy£6,720
#35North Mead Primary Academy£6,720
#36Wyvern Primary School£6,675
#37Forest Lodge Academy£6,665
#38Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy£6,637
#39Falcons Primary School£6,601
#40Medway Community Primary School£6,587
#41St Mary's Fields Academy£6,575
#42St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy£6,572
#43Mayflower Primary School£6,565
#44Coleman Primary School£6,538
#45Rushey Mead Primary School£6,461
#46Highfields Primary School£6,457
#47Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School£6,399
#48Whitehall Primary School£6,387
#49Glebelands Primary School£6,367
#50Kestrel Mead Primary Academy£6,317
#51Spinney Hill Primary School£6,259
#52Linden Primary School£6,219
#53Fosse Mead Primary Academy£6,208
#54St Barnabas CofE Primary School£6,091
#55St John the Baptist CofE Primary School£6,045
#56Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School£5,990
#57Herrick Primary School£5,984
#58Charnwood Primary School£5,804
#59Abbey Mead Primary Academy£5,588
#60Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School£5,482
#61Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy£5,305
#62Buswells Lodge Primary School£5,129
#63Krishna Avanti Primary School£5,048

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