Buswells Lodge Primary School

General Information

Address: Beauville Drive, Beaumont Leys, Leicester, LE4 0PT
Phone: 01162352129
Headteacher: Mr Adrian Durrant
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 353
School capacity: 380
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 173
% eligible for free school meals: 49.0%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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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.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

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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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.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Ranked #47 of 50 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#45Wolsey House Primary SchoolGood
#46Wyvern Primary SchoolGood
#47Buswells Lodge Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#48Slater Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#49St Mary's Fields 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.

#1Abbey Mead Primary AcademyOutstanding
#2Alderman Richard Hallam Primary SchoolGood
#3Avanti Fields SchoolGood
#4Beaumont Lodge Primary SchoolGood
#5Braunstone Community Primary SchoolGood
#6Braunstone Frith Primary AcademyGood
#7Coleman Primary SchoolGood
#8Dovelands Primary SchoolGood
#9Evington Valley Primary SchoolGood
#10Eyres Monsell Primary SchoolGood
#11Falcons Primary SchoolGood
#12Forest Lodge AcademyGood
#13Fosse Mead Primary AcademyGood
#14Glebelands Primary SchoolGood
#15Granby Primary SchoolGood
#16Hazel Community Primary SchoolGood
#17Heatherbrook Primary AcademyGood
#18Herrick Primary SchoolGood
#19Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary AcademyGood
#20Hope Hamilton CofE Primary SchoolGood
#21Kestrel Mead Primary AcademyGood
#22Krishna Avanti Primary SchoolGood
#23Marriott Primary SchoolGood
#24Medway Community Primary SchoolGood
#25Mellor Community Primary SchoolGood
#26North Mead Primary AcademyGood
#27Queensmead Primary AcademyGood
#28Rolleston Primary SchoolGood
#29Rowlatts Mead Primary AcademyGood
#30Rushey Mead Primary SchoolGood
#31Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary AcademyGood
#32Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary AcademyGood
#33Scraptoft Valley Primary SchoolGood
#34Shenton Primary SchoolGood
#35Sparkenhoe Community Primary SchoolGood
#36Spinney Hill Primary SchoolGood
#37St Barnabas CofE Primary SchoolGood
#38St John the Baptist CofE Primary SchoolGood
#39St Joseph's Catholic AcademyGood
#40St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary AcademyGood
#41Stokes Wood Primary SchoolGood
#42Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England SchoolGood
#43Whitehall Primary SchoolGood
#44Willowbrook Mead Primary AcademyGood
#45Wolsey House Primary SchoolGood
#46Wyvern Primary SchoolGood
#47Buswells Lodge Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#48Slater Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#49St Mary's Fields AcademyRequires improvement
#50Woodstock Primary AcademyRequires improvement

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

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.

Ranked #64 of 65 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#62Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School£5,482
#63Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy£5,305
#64Buswells Lodge Primary School£5,129
#65Krishna 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.

#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
#7Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School£8,000
#8Beaumont Lodge Primary School£7,918
#9Sparkenhoe Community Primary School£7,812
#10Knighton Mead Primary Academy£7,800
#11Thurnby Mead Primary Academy£7,620
#12Sandfield Close Primary School£7,612
#13Marriott Primary School£7,510
#14Braunstone Community Primary School£7,495
#15Mowmacre Hill Primary School£7,352
#16Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy£7,277
#17Rolleston Primary School£7,250
#18Wolsey House Primary School£7,223
#19Parks Primary School£7,204
#20Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy£7,174
#21Scraptoft Valley Primary School£7,166
#22Hazel Community Primary School£7,143
#23Dovelands Primary School£7,142
#24Braunstone Frith Primary Academy£7,119
#25Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy£7,040
#26Evington Valley Primary School£6,984
#27Montrose School£6,953
#28Granby Primary School£6,927
#29Caldecote Community Primary School£6,920
#30Slater Primary School£6,920
#31Mellor Community Primary School£6,876
#32Queensmead Primary Academy£6,866
#33Shenton Primary School£6,812
#34Avenue Primary School£6,794
#35St Joseph's Catholic Academy£6,720
#36North Mead Primary Academy£6,720
#37Wyvern Primary School£6,675
#38Forest Lodge Academy£6,665
#39Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy£6,637
#40Falcons Primary School£6,601
#41Medway Community Primary School£6,587
#42St Mary's Fields Academy£6,575
#43St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy£6,572
#44Mayflower Primary School£6,565
#45Coleman Primary School£6,538
#46Rushey Mead Primary School£6,461
#47Highfields Primary School£6,457
#48Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School£6,399
#49Whitehall Primary School£6,387
#50Glebelands Primary School£6,367
#51Kestrel Mead Primary Academy£6,317
#52Spinney Hill Primary School£6,259
#53Linden Primary School£6,219
#54Fosse Mead Primary Academy£6,208
#55St Barnabas CofE Primary School£6,091
#56St John the Baptist CofE Primary School£6,045
#57Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School£5,990
#58Herrick Primary School£5,984
#59Charnwood Primary School£5,804
#60Abbey Mead Primary Academy£5,588
#61Avanti Fields School£5,508
#62Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School£5,482
#63Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy£5,305
#64Buswells Lodge Primary School£5,129
#65Krishna Avanti Primary School£5,048

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