Foundation school · Leicester

Fullhurst Community College

11–16Ages
1,441Pupils
SecondaryPhase
120298URN

Imperial Avenue, Leicester, LE3 1AH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.9 below Leicester median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Leicester

320 applications for 233 places · 16th of 21 in Leicester

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

39.0of 90

Leicester 49.6 England 46.0

17th of 21 in Leicester

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 26 September 2023Ofsted'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

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

1.4applications per place, Year 7

0.9 below Leicester median (2.2) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

320 applications · 233 places offered · 181 named it first

2026 1.4; Leicester median median 2.2
2025 1.4; Leicester median median 2.1
2024 1.4; Leicester median median 2.1
2023 1.5; Leicester median median 2.0
2022 1.4; Leicester median median 1.7
2021 1.4; Leicester median median 1.7
2020 1.7; Leicester median median 1.9
2019 1.8; Leicester median median 1.9
2018 1.4; Leicester median median 1.7
2017 1.1; Leicester median median 1.6
2016 1.6; Leicester median median 2.2
2015 1.5; Leicester median median 2.1
2014 1.4; Leicester median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Leicester median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Leicester median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	233	320	1.4	181	0.78
Sep 2025	238	322	1.4	195	0.82
Sep 2024	276	385	1.4	243	0.88
Sep 2023	299	439	1.5	275	0.92
Sep 2022	297	427	1.4	271	0.91
Sep 2021	298	423	1.4	281	0.94
Sep 2020	305	502	1.7	323	1.06
Sep 2019	306	549	1.8	408	1.33
Sep 2018	304	419	1.4	282	0.93
Sep 2017	297	335	1.1	243	0.82
Sep 2016	196	318	1.6	196	1.00
Sep 2015	181	270	1.5	172	0.95
Sep 2014	169	232	1.4	166	0.98

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

288 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)39.017th of 21 in Leicester

Leicester 49.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths35%16th of 21 in Leicester

Leicester 47% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths53%

Leicester 67% England 66%

This school
Leicester median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.17

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	288	39.0	35%	53%	–
2024/25	287	39.2	35%	56%	–
2023/24	293	42.2	40%	58%	−0.17
2022/23	302	40.9	30%	48%	−0.05

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

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

Fullhurst Community CollegeThis school
This school

Good2023

1.4applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
Castle Mead Academy
1.8 km · Leicester

Outstanding2023

2.6applications per place 46.3Attainment 8
The Winstanley School
1.8 km · Leicestershire

Good2023

2.2applications per place 34.9Attainment 8
Brook Mead Academy
2.4 km · Leicester

Outstanding2024

2.8applications per place 46.6Attainment 8
The Herewoode Academy
2.5 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 38.0Attainment 8
Moat Community College
3.0 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
Sir Jonathan North Girls' College
3.0 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
3.1 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 55.4Attainment 8
Lancaster Academy
3.1 km · Leicester

Good2024

1.2applications per place 32.1Attainment 8

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 120298 · 856/4274
Trust: Fullhurst Co-operative Learning Partnership
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,500 pupils · 1,441 on roll
Free school meals: 39.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Address: Imperial Avenue, Leicester, LE3 1AH
Local authority: Leicester

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources