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Bridge Junior School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 7–11 · Academy
Mere Close, Off Mere Road, Mere Close, Leicester LE5 3HH · bridge.leicester.sch.uk · 0116 253 6092
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 43%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Leicester 60%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 295
- 82% of 360 places
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Free school meals
- 21.4%
- First language not English
- 85.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 43% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 1% the higher standard. Across Leicester it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼43% | 62% | ||
| ▼1% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼101 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 119999)
Ofsted
Bridge Junior School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 29 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 29 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119999)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 119999), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119999)
Before September 2019
Nov 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119999)
Jun 2008Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119999)