SCHOOL PROFILE

Battling Brook Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 139737
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 609 Published school capacity
Capacity used 98.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

18 June 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Leicestershire
Trust BATTLING BROOK PRIMARY SCHOOL
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 602 602 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 268 44.5% of pupils
Male pupils 334 55.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

15.1%
9.7 pts below England
School 15.1%
Hinckley and Bosworth 16.6%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

7.6%
12.7 pts below England
School 7.6%
Hinckley and Bosworth 7.2%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Hinckley and Bosworth 0.4%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
82.9%
499
Any other White background
5.8%
35
Unclassified
2.8%
17
White and Asian
2.0%
12
Any other Mixed background
1.7%
10
White and Black African
1.3%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 22.8% 137 of 602 pupils
1.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.8%
Hinckley and Bosworth 21.4%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.6% 124 pupils
England 14.8% 5.8 pts above
EHC plans 2.2% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 3.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 43
Social, emotional & mental health 43
Speech, language & communication 31
Autistic spectrum disorder 11
Physical disability 3
Hearing impairment 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

41.0% 19.4 pts below England
School 41.0%
Hinckley and Bosworth 59.5%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

67.0%

6.8 pts below England

School 67.0%
Hinckley and Bosworth 75.8%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

52.0%

18.3 pts below England

School 52.0%
Hinckley and Bosworth 69.6%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

61.0%

11.0 pts below England

School 61.0%
Hinckley and Bosworth 72.9%
East Midlands 71.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.20%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.01 pts lower than England
School 4.20%
Hinckley and Bosworth 5.57%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

6.58%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.24 pts lower than England
School 6.58%
Hinckley and Bosworth 12.99%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Hinckley and Bosworth 1.62%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

98.9% 10.7 pts above England
Battling Brook Primary School
98.9%
Hinckley and Bosworth
84.2%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information