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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 30 November 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 12 September 2017Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry522 applications · 207 places offered · 223 named it first
- 2026 2.5; Leicestershire median median 2.3
- 2025 2.5; Leicestershire median median 2.3
- 2024 2.4; Leicestershire median median 2.2
- 2023 2.2; Leicestershire median median 2.1
- 2022 2.3; Leicestershire median median 1.8
- 2021 1.9; Leicestershire median median 1.7
- 2020 2.0; Leicestershire median median 1.8
- 2019 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.6
- 2018 1.8; Leicestershire median median 1.6
- 2017 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.6
- 2016 1.5; Leicestershire median median 1.6
- This school
- Leicestershire 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 | 207 | 522 | 2.5 | 223 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2025 | 204 | 518 | 2.5 | 217 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2024 | 201 | 480 | 2.4 | 220 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2023 | 202 | 450 | 2.2 | 225 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2022 | 174 | 407 | 2.3 | 236 | 1.36 |
| Sep 2021 | 178 | 337 | 1.9 | 191 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2020 | 180 | 357 | 2.0 | 203 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2019 | 164 | 278 | 1.7 | 148 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2018 | 125 | 225 | 1.8 | 116 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2017 | 125 | 201 | 1.6 | 121 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2016 | 140 | 215 | 1.5 | 139 | 0.99 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 179 | 55.1 | 68% | 79% | – |
| 2024/25 | 179 | 53.0 | 63% | 73% | – |
| 2023/24 | 170 | 52.7 | 61% | 80% | +0.37 |
| 2022/23 | 148 | 47.0 | 48% | 78% | +0.11 |
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
- The Robert Smyth AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20222.5applications per place 55.1Attainment 8
- 1.3 km · LeicestershireStandards maintained20252.3applications per place 52.3Attainment 8
- 7.3 km · LeicestershireGood20241.8applications per place 46.9Attainment 8
- 10.4 km · North NorthamptonshireSpecial measures Inadequate20231.1applications per place
- 12.9 km · North NorthamptonshireStandards maintained20251.9applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
- 13.8 km · North Northamptonshire20260.9applications per place 37.0Attainment 8
- 14.5 km · North NorthamptonshireGood20233.7applications per place 46.5Attainment 8
- 15.2 km · LeicestershireGood20222.7applications per place 55.9Attainment 8
- 15.3 km · LeicestershireGraded · no overall grade20254.5applications per place 54.1Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137161 · 855/4003
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,405 pupils · 1,349 on roll
- Free school meals
- 12.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 August 2011
- Replaced
- The Robert Smyth School (URN 120237)
- Address
- Burnmill Road, Market Harborough, LE16 7JG
- Local authority
- Leicestershire · Harborough
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources