Academy converter · Leicestershire

Bosworth Academy

11–19Ages
1,565Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
137969URN

Leicester Lane, Desford, Leicester, LE9 9JL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

1.0 above Leicestershire median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Leicestershire

781 applications for 238 places · 3rd of 43 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

46.7of 90

Leicestershire 46.7 England 46.0

22nd of 43 in Leicestershire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 14 November 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
Sixth form provision		Good

Inspection history

14 November 2023
Graded inspection: Good
15 June 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

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

3.3applications per place, Year 7

1.0 above Leicestershire median (2.3) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

781 applications · 238 places offered · 276 named it first

2026 3.3; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2025 3.0; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2024 3.0; Leicestershire median median 2.2
2023 2.8; Leicestershire median median 2.1
2022 2.3; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2021 2.3; Leicestershire median median 1.7
2020 2.1; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2019 2.2; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2018 2.0; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2017 1.9; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2016 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2015 1.5; Leicestershire median median 1.5
2014 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.4

More applications per place than the Leicestershire median in 12 of 13 years.

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	238	781	3.3	276	1.16
Sep 2025	246	740	3.0	278	1.13
Sep 2024	244	738	3.0	282	1.16
Sep 2023	248	699	2.8	326	1.31
Sep 2022	243	566	2.3	349	1.44
Sep 2021	247	572	2.3	334	1.35
Sep 2020	246	521	2.1	302	1.23
Sep 2019	249	538	2.2	319	1.28
Sep 2018	247	498	2.0	344	1.39
Sep 2017	247	468	1.9	290	1.17
Sep 2016	246	426	1.7	260	1.06
Sep 2015	238	349	1.5	207	0.87
Sep 2014	142	239	1.7	134	0.94

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

243 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.722nd of 43 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 46.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths48%19th of 43 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths72%

Leicestershire 66% England 66%

This school
Leicestershire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.08

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	243	46.7	48%	72%	–
2024/25	241	48.6	55%	74%	–
2023/24	248	49.5	58%	78%	+0.08
2022/23	244	48.8	51%	74%	+0.20

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

Bosworth AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

3.3applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
Brookvale Groby Learning Campus
5.0 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 48.9Attainment 8
South Charnwood High School
6.1 km · Leicestershire

Standards maintained2024

3.2applications per place 49.5Attainment 8
Heath Lane Academy
6.5 km · Leicestershire

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 41.2Attainment 8
The Winstanley School
6.9 km · Leicestershire

Good2023

2.2applications per place 34.9Attainment 8
Brockington College
7.1 km · Leicestershire

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 47.5Attainment 8
The Herewoode Academy
7.5 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 38.0Attainment 8
The Market Bosworth School
8.0 km · Leicestershire

Outstanding2024

2.8applications per place 61.0Attainment 8
Fullhurst Community College
8.5 km · Leicester

Good2023

1.4applications per place 39.0Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137969 · 855/4048
Trust: Life Multi-Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,627 pupils · 1,565 on roll
Free school meals: 15.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2012
Replaced: Bosworth Community College (URN 120266)
Address: Leicester Lane, Desford, Leicester, LE9 9JL
Local authority: Leicestershire · Hinckley and Bosworth

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