Academy converter · Leicestershire

The Newbridge School

11–16Ages
863Pupils
SecondaryPhase
138301URN

Forest Road, Coalville, LE67 3SJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Leicestershire median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Leicestershire

363 applications for 172 places · 30th of 43 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

38.8of 90

Leicestershire 46.7 England 46.0

39th of 43 in Leicestershire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 5 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

2.1applications per place, Year 7

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

363 applications · 172 places offered · 186 named it first

2026 2.1; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2025 2.0; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2024 2.0; Leicestershire median median 2.2
2023 2.0; Leicestershire median median 2.1
2022 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2021 2.0; Leicestershire median median 1.7
2020 2.1; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2019 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2018 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2017 1.2; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2016 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2015 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.5
2014 1.3; 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	172	363	2.1	186	1.08
Sep 2025	170	335	2.0	174	1.02
Sep 2024	161	323	2.0	145	0.90
Sep 2023	175	341	2.0	168	0.96
Sep 2022	173	298	1.7	201	1.16
Sep 2021	146	285	2.0	198	1.36
Sep 2020	145	299	2.1	218	1.50
Sep 2019	178	235	1.3	186	1.04
Sep 2018	155	209	1.4	150	0.97
Sep 2017	168	209	1.2	167	0.99
Sep 2016	155	221	1.4	155	1.00
Sep 2015	155	209	1.4	155	1.00
Sep 2014	171	228	1.3	171	1.00

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

149 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)38.839th of 43 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 46.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths32%37th of 43 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths48%

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.)	149	38.8	32%	48%	–
2024/25	137	41.2	37%	54%	–
2023/24	156	39.6	35%	52%	−0.27
2022/23	158	37.7	21%	49%	−0.44

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 Newbridge SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 38.8Attainment 8
The Castle Rock School
3.1 km · Leicestershire

2026

1.4applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
Ibstock School
3.9 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 37.3Attainment 8
South Charnwood High School
6.0 km · Leicestershire

Standards maintained2024

3.2applications per place 49.5Attainment 8
Ashby School
7.4 km · Leicestershire

Good2024

2.4applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
Ivanhoe School
7.8 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
Iveshead School
8.4 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 44.2Attainment 8
Charnwood College
10.4 km · Leicestershire

Good2022

3.2applications per place 48.6Attainment 8
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
10.6 km · Leicestershire

2026

2.9applications per place 57.5Attainment 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: 138301 · 855/4007
Trust: Lionheart Educational Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 840 pupils · 863 on roll
Free school meals: 26.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2012
Replaced: Newbridge High School (URN 120239)
Address: Forest Road, Coalville, LE67 3SJ
Local authority: Leicestershire · North West Leicestershire

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