Burleigh Primary School

About Burleigh Primary School

Burleigh Primary School, a state primary in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, a notable improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2012. The school’s leadership and management were also judged Good. The most telling exam metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which stood at 58% in the 2023/24 academic year. This is below the local authority average of 64%, placing Burleigh 17th out of 26 primary schools in Broxbourne and in the bottom half nationally. The school’s ranking score of 58 puts it in the bottom 50% of schools across the country, though it’s worth noting that the data reflects a single year’s snapshot and doesn’t capture the full story of progress over time.

Looking more closely at the 2023/24 KS2 results, the school performs unevenly across subjects. In reading, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard, with an average score of 106, and 31% achieved a higher standard. Maths saw 75% at expected level, with an average score of 104, but only 19% reached the higher standard. Writing was weaker, with 69% at expected and just 7% at the higher level. Only 3% of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects. The school does not publish progress scores for reading, writing or maths, so it’s hard to gauge how much value it adds relative to pupils’ starting points. With 23.4% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a community with above-average disadvantage, which may partly explain the gap to the LA average.

Burleigh is a popular school, oversubscribed for 2025/26 with 151 applications for 60 places, and 52 of the 66 first-preference families offered a spot. The school has a range of facilities including a library, playing fields, sports hall, forest school and even a chapel. Sports on offer include athletics, gymnastics, football, cricket, tennis and netball, and clubs range from coding and chess to art, science, choir and film club. SEND provision is broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language issues, physical disabilities and autistic spectrum disorder. This makes Burleigh a solid, well-resourced local option for families in Broxbourne, particularly those who value a broad extracurricular offer and strong SEND support, though those prioritising top-tier academic outcomes may want to look at higher-performing peers in the area.

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