Academy sponsor led · Leicester

Heatherbrook Primary Academy

2–11Ages
150Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143607URN

Astill Lodge Road, Beaumont Leys, Leicester, LE4 1BE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.6 above Leicester median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicester

27 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 20 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Leicester median (1.6) close to England median (2.2)

27 applications · 12 places offered · 12 named it first

2026 2.3; Leicester median median 1.6
2025 2.0; Leicester median median 1.7
2024 1.5; Leicester median median 1.7
2023 1.7; Leicester median median 1.6
2022 1.5; Leicester median median 1.6
2021 2.0; Leicester median median 1.7
2020 1.7; Leicester median median 1.7
2019 1.4; Leicester median median 1.5
2018 1.5; Leicester median median 1.6
2017 1.6; Leicester median median 1.6
2016 1.8; Leicester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Leicester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.2; Leicester median median 1.7; as the previous school

This school
Leicester median

Dashed bars: as Heatherbrook Primary School (URN 120067), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	12	27	2.3	12	1.00
Sep 2025	12	24	2.0	12	1.00
Sep 2024	25	38	1.5	25	1.00
Sep 2023	18	30	1.7	17	0.94
Sep 2022	20	30	1.5	19	0.95
Sep 2021	12	24	2.0	12	1.00
Sep 2020	19	33	1.7	14	0.74
Sep 2019	26	37	1.4	23	0.88
Sep 2018	26	38	1.5	24	0.92
Sep 2017	20	31	1.6	18	0.90
Sep 2016 *	28	49	1.8	19	0.68
Sep 2015 *	24	32	1.3	12	0.50
Sep 2014 *	29	34	1.2	21	0.72

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 74% · Maths 59% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%47th of 71 in Leicester

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Leicester 74% England 78%

Higher standard11%

Leicester 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Leicester 71% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Leicester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard59%

Leicester 76% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Leicester 28% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Leicester median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	56%	0%	103	102
2023/24	70%	15%	104	103
2022/23	56%	7%	104	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Heatherbrook Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Beaumont Lodge Primary School
0.9 km · Leicester

Good2023

1.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
The Latimer Primary School
0.9 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Woolden Hill Primary School
1.2 km · Leicestershire

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Buswells Lodge Primary School
1.3 km · Leicester

Requires improvement2022

1.2applications per place
Barley Croft Primary School
1.8 km · Leicester

Standards maintained2024

1.5applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Glebelands Primary School
1.9 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

1.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Mowmacre Hill Primary School
1.9 km · Leicester

Standards maintained2025

1.3applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Woodstock Primary Academy
2.2 km · Leicester

Requires improvement2023

1.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143607 · 856/2008
Trust: Learning Without Limits Academy Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 150 on roll
Free school meals: 34.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2017
Replaced: Heatherbrook Primary School (URN 120067)
Address: Astill Lodge Road, Beaumont Leys, Leicester, LE4 1BE
Local authority: Leicester

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources