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Schools in Leicester

  • 115State-funded schools
  • 84Primary
  • 21Secondary
  • 8Special
  • East MidlandsRegion
Applications per placeCircle size: applications
First choice · secondary 2026
84%
close to England (84%)
4,613 families applied
First choice · primary 2026
97%
4 pts above England (92%)
3,626 families applied
Applications per place · secondary
2.2
close to England median (2.2)
Median school
New Ofsted report cards
16of 115 schools
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How hard is it to get a place here?

DfE · families living in Leicester
Secondary (Year 7) · Sept 2026
84%got their first choice
close to England (84%)

4,613 applicants · 5.1% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 84%; England 84%
  2. 2025 82%; England 84%
  3. 2024 81%; England 83%
  4. 2023 85%; England 83%
  5. 2022 84%; England 83%
  6. 2021 84%; England 81%
  7. 2020 85%; England 82%
  8. 2019 78%; England 81%
  9. 2018 84%; England 82%
  10. 2017 84%; England 83%
  11. 2016 85%; England 84%
  12. 2015 88%; England 84%
  13. 2014 87%; England 85%
  • Leicester
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20264,61383.9%94.5%5.1%
Sep 20254,65582.2%95.6%4.1%
Sep 20244,72481.1%94.2%5.3%
Sep 20234,78585.3%96.4%3.4%
Sep 20224,72584.4%93.9%5.2%
Sep 20214,74884.0%94.3%5.1%
Sep 20204,79184.6%94.8%4.6%
Sep 20194,83078.1%91.7%8.3%
Sep 20184,48183.7%95.3%4.7%
Sep 20174,16083.5%94.3%5.7%
Sep 20163,98584.9%95.7%4.3%
Sep 20153,80887.9%96.8%3.2%
Sep 20143,59786.7%96.0%4.0%
Primary (Reception) · Sept 2026
97%got their first choice
4 pts above England (92%)

3,626 applicants · 0.7% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 97%; England 92%
  2. 2025 96%; England 93%
  3. 2024 97%; England 93%
  4. 2023 95%; England 92%
  5. 2022 96%; England 92%
  6. 2021 94%; England 92%
  7. 2020 91%; England 90%
  8. 2019 90%; England 91%
  9. 2018 91%; England 91%
  10. 2017 89%; England 90%
  11. 2016 86%; England 88%
  12. 2015 88%; England 88%
  13. 2014 87%; England 88%
  • Leicester
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20263,62696.8%99.3%0.7%
Sep 20253,73996.1%99.0%1.0%
Sep 20243,88096.6%99.0%0.9%
Sep 20233,93995.3%98.3%1.5%
Sep 20224,11196.3%99.2%0.7%
Sep 20214,26594.5%98.1%1.8%
Sep 20204,46791.1%97.1%2.8%
Sep 20194,61990.5%96.7%3.3%
Sep 20184,48690.9%97.1%2.9%
Sep 20174,55089.2%96.1%3.9%
Sep 20164,64786.2%95.0%5.0%
Sep 20154,49288.0%96.3%3.7%
Sep 20144,48287.2%95.1%4.9%

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 16 schools of 115 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years (11)
  • Post-16 provision (2)
  • Leadership and governance

One dot per school.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 83 schools · graded 2011 to 2024

  • Outstanding9
  • Good69
  • Requires improvement5
  • Inadequate0

Includes grades confirmed by a later ungraded inspection. Not comparable with report cards.

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 14 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education572–
Behaviour and attitudes77––
Personal development77––
Leadership and management662–

Not yet inspected (new or reorganised schools): 2.

Latest report cards

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Secondary schools in Leicester

21 schools · Year 7 entry 2026

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Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sorted by Attainment 8, highest first.

Sorted by the date of the latest Ofsted inspection, newest first.

Sorted by name.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeAttainment 8FSM
Madani Boys School Faith Improved significantly2025 3.9 applications per place 52.3 26%
Madani Girls' School Faith Good2022 3.8 applications per place 57.9 29%
Crown Hills Community College Graded · no overall grade2025 2.9 applications per place 49.6 27%
Brook Mead Academy Outstanding2024 2.8 applications per place 46.6 29%
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School Faith 2026 2.7 applications per place 38.7 43%
Soar Valley College Graded · no overall grade2025 2.6 applications per place 49.6 31%
Castle Mead Academy Outstanding2023 2.6 applications per place 46.3 48%
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy Faith Remains Good2023 2.4 applications per place 55.4 18%
Rushey Mead Academy 2026 2.3 applications per place 56.8 22%
Avanti Fields School Faith Good2023 2.3 applications per place 54.2 11%
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy Faith Remains Good2023 2.2 applications per place 49.8 19%
Judgemeadow Community College Good2022 2.2 applications per place 49.9 26%
The City of Leicester College 2026 2.1 applications per place 48.3 37%
Beaumont Leys School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.8 applications per place 50.3 33%
Moat Community College Remains Good2023 1.6 applications per place 44.9 40%
Fullhurst Community College Good2023 1.4 applications per place 39.0 40%
Sir Jonathan North Girls' College Graded · no overall grade2025 1.4 applications per place 52.9 32%
Babington Academy Good2023 1.3 applications per place 36.1 49%
The Herewoode Academy Remains Good2023 1.3 applications per place 38.0 53%
Lancaster Academy Good2024 1.2 applications per place 32.1 43%
Orchard Mead Academy 2026 1.2 applications per place 40.4 42%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Primary schools in Leicester

84 schools · Reception entry 2026

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
Slater Primary School 2026 2.3 applications per place 67% 24%
Heatherbrook Primary Academy Good2024 2.3small intake applications per place 56% 34%
Highfields Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 2.2 applications per place 65% 25%
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy Faith Good2022 2.2 applications per place 88% 7%
Avenue Primary School Standards maintained2025 2.2 applications per place 61% 18%
Kestrel Mead Primary Academy Remains Good2024 2.2 applications per place 79% 22%
Dovelands Primary School 2026 2.2 applications per place 63% 16%
King Richard III Infant and Nursery School Requires improvement2024 2.1 applications per place – 21%
Parks Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 2.0 applications per place 85% 41%
Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy Good2023 2.0 applications per place 73% 35%
Mayflower Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.0 applications per place 60% 12%
Rushey Mead Primary School Remains Good2024 2.0 applications per place 46% 11%
St John the Baptist CofE Primary School Faith Good2023 2.0 applications per place 61% 19%
Sandfield Close Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 2.0 applications per place 64% 16%
Knighton Mead Primary Academy Standards maintained2025 2.0 applications per place 63% 37%
Linden Primary School Standards maintained2024 2.0 applications per place 75% 17%
Thurnby Mead Primary Academy Standards maintained2025 1.9 applications per place 43% 28%
Coleman Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 1.9 applications per place 59% 22%
Herrick Primary School Remains Good2024 1.9 applications per place 58% 16%
Beaumont Lodge Primary School Good2023 1.9 applications per place 79% 31%
Sparkenhoe Community Primary School Good2023 1.9 applications per place 68% 24%
Montrose School Graded · no overall grade2024 1.8 applications per place 56% 25%
Evington Valley Primary School Remains Good2023 1.8 applications per place 77% 21%
Inglehurst Infant School Special measures 2026 1.8 applications per place – 27%
Krishna Avanti Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 1.8 applications per place 73% 6%
Charnwood Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.8 applications per place 67% 25%
Humberstone Infant Academy Remains Good · improving2024 1.8 applications per place – 16%
Whitehall Primary School Good2024 1.8 applications per place 71% 10%
Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy Faith Good2023 1.7 applications per place 45% 46%
Medway Community Primary School Remains Good2022 1.7 applications per place 64% 33%
Granby Primary School Good2023 1.7 applications per place 47% 22%
Shenton Primary School Remains Good2020 1.7 applications per place 61% 23%
St Joseph's Catholic Academy Faith 2026 1.7 applications per place 53% 23%
Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School Faith Remains Good2022 1.7 applications per place 67% 22%
Queensmead Primary Academy Remains Good2024 1.6 applications per place 87% 36%
Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 1.6 applications per place 54% 11%
Overdale Infant School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.6 applications per place – 8%
Stokes Wood Primary School Remains Good2023 1.6 applications per place 64% 37%
Imperial Avenue Infant School Remains Good2023 1.6 applications per place – 23%
Fosse Mead Primary Academy Good2024 1.6 applications per place 58% 43%
Uplands Infant School Good2022 1.6 applications per place – 14%
Abbey Mead Primary Academy Outstanding2024 1.6 applications per place 70% 14%
Catherine Infant School Standards maintained2025 1.5 applications per place – 15%
Mellor Community Primary School Remains Good · improving2023 1.5 applications per place 59% 20%
Falcons Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 1.5 applications per place 63% 20%
Eyres Monsell Primary School Remains Good2024 1.5 applications per place 34% 35%
Hazel Community Primary School 2026 1.5 applications per place 65% 27%
St Barnabas CofE Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 1.5 applications per place 66% 17%
Green Lane Infant School Remains Good2023 1.5 applications per place – 16%
Wolsey House Primary School 2026 1.5 applications per place 51% 35%
Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School Faith Some aspects not as strong2025 1.5 applications per place 45% 46%
Barley Croft Primary School Standards maintained2024 1.5 applications per place 49% 47%
Scraptoft Valley Primary School Good2022 1.5 applications per place 37% 36%
Wyvern Primary School 2026 1.4 applications per place 65% 19%
North Mead Primary Academy Remains Good · improving2024 1.4 applications per place 69% 39%
Caldecote Community Primary School Standards maintained2025 1.4 applications per place 82% 43%
Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy Good2023 1.4 applications per place 76% 30%
St Mary's Fields Academy Requires improvement2023 1.4 applications per place 62% 22%
Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy Faith Good2023 1.4 applications per place 43% 18%
Taylor Road Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.4 applications per place – 32%
Forest Lodge Academy Remains Good2022 1.4 applications per place 55% 45%
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy Faith 2026 1.4 applications per place 66% 21%
Rolleston Primary School 2026 1.3 applications per place 42% 47%
Merrydale Infant School Good2023 1.3 applications per place – 17%
Woodstock Primary Academy Requires improvement2023 1.3 applications per place 52% 44%
Braunstone Community Primary School Standards maintained2025 1.3 applications per place 75% 60%
Mowmacre Hill Primary School Standards maintained2025 1.3 applications per place 53% 56%
Spinney Hill Primary School Remains Good2022 1.3 applications per place 69% 16%
Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School 2026 1.3 applications per place 55% 15%
Braunstone Frith Primary Academy Good2024 1.3 applications per place 51% 48%
Glebelands Primary School Remains Good2023 1.2 applications per place 48% 23%
Buswells Lodge Primary School Requires improvement2022 1.2 applications per place – 49%
Marriott Primary School Good2022 1.2 applications per place 34% 50%
Beauchamp City Sixth Form Not yet inspected no data – 0%
Bridge Junior School Requires improvement2022 no data 43% 21%
Catherine Junior School Good2023 no data 43% 23%
Folville Junior School Standards maintained2024 no data 67% 32%
Gateway Sixth Form College Not yet inspected no data – 0%
Humberstone Junior School Outstanding2023 no data 81% 24%
Inglehurst Junior School Good2023 no data 56% 44%
Merrydale Junior School Standards maintained2025 no data 67% 32%
Overdale Junior School Remains Good2022 no data 62% 12%
Shaftesbury Junior School Good2022 no data 58% 36%
Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy Standards maintained2025 no data 72% 27%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

Special schools and other provision

10 schools