Academy converter · Leicestershire

The Roundhill Academy

11–16Ages
686Pupils
SecondaryPhase
138079URN

997 Melton Road, Thurmaston, Leicester, LE4 8GQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

close to Leicestershire median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Leicestershire

277 applications for 121 places · 22nd of 43 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

44.5of 90

Leicestershire 46.7 England 46.0

27th of 43 in Leicestershire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 3 July 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education			Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes			Requires improvement
Personal development			Requires improvement
Leadership and management			Requires improvement

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

2.3applications per place, Year 7

close to Leicestershire median (2.3) close to England median (2.2)

277 applications · 121 places offered · 82 named it first

2026 2.3; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2025 2.5; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2024 2.5; Leicestershire median median 2.2
2023 2.4; Leicestershire median median 2.1
2022 1.9; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2021 2.0; Leicestershire median median 1.7
2020 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2019 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2018 1.5; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2017 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2016 1.8; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2015 1.8; Leicestershire median median 1.5
2014 1.5; Leicestershire median median 1.4

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	121	277	2.3	82	0.68
Sep 2025	105	263	2.5	80	0.76
Sep 2024	110	271	2.5	85	0.77
Sep 2023	130	312	2.4	105	0.81
Sep 2022	148	274	1.9	134	0.91
Sep 2021	146	284	2.0	152	1.04
Sep 2020	149	242	1.6	131	0.88
Sep 2019	178	276	1.6	180	1.01
Sep 2018	180	276	1.5	170	0.94
Sep 2017	175	277	1.6	188	1.07
Sep 2016	174	309	1.8	178	1.02
Sep 2015	173	309	1.8	203	1.17
Sep 2014	169	258	1.5	151	0.89

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

166 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)44.527th of 43 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 46.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths39%30th of 43 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths57%

Leicestershire 66% England 66%

This school
Leicestershire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.27

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	166	44.5	39%	57%	–
2024/25	148	45.9	47%	69%	–
2023/24	180	45.6	49%	71%	−0.27
2022/23	175	50.8	48%	73%	+0.06

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 Roundhill AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2023

2.3applications per place 44.5Attainment 8
The Cedars Academy
2.0 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
Wreake Valley Academy
2.4 km · Leicestershire

2026

1.9applications per place 39.1Attainment 8
Rushey Mead Academy
3.1 km · Leicester

2026

2.3applications per place 56.8Attainment 8
Soar Valley College
3.2 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 49.6Attainment 8
Avanti Fields School
4.1 km · Leicester

Good2023

2.3applications per place 54.2Attainment 8
Orchard Mead Academy
4.8 km · Leicester

2026

1.2applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
Babington Academy
5.4 km · Leicester

Good2023

1.3applications per place 36.1Attainment 8
Beaumont Leys School
5.9 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 50.3Attainment 8

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.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138079 · 855/4022
Trust: Bradgate Education Partnership
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 750 pupils · 686 on roll
Free school meals: 22.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2012
Replaced: Roundhill Community College (URN 120249)
Address: 997 Melton Road, Thurmaston, Leicester, LE4 8GQ
Local authority: Leicestershire · Charnwood

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