Burbage Junior School

Burbage Junior School has made noteworthy progress since its previous inspection, achieving a 'Good' rating across all inspected areas. The school fosters a nurturing environment where pupils feel safe and valued, contributing to their overall enjoyment and success in learning. Leaders have instilled a culture of high expectations among staff and pupils alike, which has led to improved educational outcomes, especially in reading and mathematics. The school's curriculum is engaging, supporting pupils' exploration of important themes and fostering resilience and citizenship skills.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and supported by caring staff.
• Leaders have high ambitions for pupils' achievement.
• Teaching approaches in reading are consistent and effective.
• Mathematics instruction is well sequenced, enhancing fluency and confidence.
• Leaders ensure curriculum work is interesting and relevant for pupils.
• Staff feel valued and appreciated, resulting in a collaborative spirit.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum knowledge expectations in some subjects are not clearly identified.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Burbage Junior School attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.6% of pupils at Burbage Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Burbage Junior School had 23.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.0% of pupils at Burbage Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Burbage Junior School received £6,043 and spent £6,448 for each of its 365 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £302,000 (-£827 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Burbage Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Burbage Junior School is Good, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was Burbage Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Burbage Junior School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Burbage Junior School have?

Burbage Junior School has 365 pupils on roll.

What age range does Burbage Junior School cover?

Burbage Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Burbage Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Burbage Junior School?

Burbage Junior School is at Grove Road, Burbage, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 2AD.