Bridge Junior School is a primary school located in Leicester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 02/11/2010. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Mere Close, Leicester, LE5 3HH
Website: www.bridge.leicester.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01162536092
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Leicester
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Jatinder Mahil
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119999

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 02/11/2010

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 358
Number of Boys: 177
Number of Girls: 181

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 1.4 Confidence interval 0.1 to 2.8
Writing
Above Average: 2.4 Confidence interval 1.2 to 3.7
Maths
Well Above Average: 4.6 Confidence interval 3.4 to 5.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bridge Junior School
Mere Close , Off Mere Road LE5 3HH
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
Mere Close , Off Mere Road LE5 3HH
2out of 4 97 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Green Lane Infant School
Spinney Hill Road , LE5 3GG
3out of 4 169 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Shenton Primary School
Dunlin Road , Off Humberstone Road LE5 3FP
3out of 4 322 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Charnwood Primary School
Nedham Street , LE2 0HE
4out of 4 565 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Moat Community College
Maidstone Road , LE2 0TU
3out of 4 1,141 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Madani Girls' School
77 Evington Valley Road , LE5 5LL
3out of 4 1,534 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
Madani Boys School
77 Evington Valley , LE5 5LL
3out of 4 1,534 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
Crown Hills Community College
Gwendolen Road , LE5 5FT
3out of 4 1,931 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Soar Valley College
Gleneagles Avenue , LE4 7GY
4out of 4 2,487 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beauchamp City Sixth Form
1 South Albion Street , LE1 6JL
- not rated 1,775 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
WQE and Regent College Group
University Road , LE1 7RJ
- not rated 2,676 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Leicester College
Welford Road , LE2 7LW
- not rated 2,731 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Gateway Sixth Form College
Colin Grundy Drive , LE5 1GA
- not rated 2,993 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Jameah Boys Academy
33 Wood Hill , Leicester LE5 3SQ
- not rated 380 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Jameah Academy
49 Rolleston Street , LE5 3SD
- not rated 410 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
The Mulberry School
St George's House, William Street , LE1 1RW
- not rated 1,045 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Al-Islamia Institute for Education
5-7 Evington Street , LE2 0SA
- not rated 1,188 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Imam Muhammad Adam Institute School
97 Bridge Road , Leicester LE5 3LD
- not rated 1,244 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.