Academy converter · Leicestershire

Heath Lane Academy

11–16Ages
644Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
138327URN

Heath Lane, Earl Shilton, Leicester, LE9 7PD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.6 below Leicestershire median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Leicestershire

139 applications for 84 places · 41st of 43 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

41.2of 90

Leicestershire 46.7 England 46.0

34th of 43 in Leicestershire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

Inspection history

26 February 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
2 July 2019
Graded 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 entry

1.7applications per place, Year 7

0.6 below Leicestershire median (2.3) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

139 applications · 84 places offered · 76 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.7; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2025 1.6; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2024 1.5; Leicestershire median median 2.2
2023 1.2; Leicestershire median median 2.1
2022 1.2; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2021 1.2; Leicestershire median median 1.7
2020 1.2; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2019 1.2; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2018 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2017 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2016 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2015 1.2; Leicestershire median median 1.5
2014 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.4

More applications per place than the Leicestershire median in 0 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	84	139	1.7	76	0.90
Sep 2025	111	173	1.6	107	0.96
Sep 2024	119	174	1.5	102	0.86
Sep 2023	149	183	1.2	132	0.89
Sep 2022	129	153	1.2	120	0.93
Sep 2021	118	140	1.2	109	0.92
Sep 2020	127	154	1.2	116	0.91
Sep 2019	116	138	1.2	98	0.84
Sep 2018	95	125	1.3	90	0.95
Sep 2017	114	144	1.3	108	0.95
Sep 2016	115	154	1.3	109	0.95
Sep 2015	108	133	1.2	99	0.92
Sep 2014	117	149	1.3	117	1.00

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

117 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.234th of 43 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 46.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths39%31st of 43 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths58%

Leicestershire 66% England 66%

This school
Leicestershire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.55

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	117	41.2	39%	58%	–
2024/25	137	40.0	34%	56%	–
2023/24	135	35.3	30%	47%	−0.55
2022/23	106	36.6	20%	40%	−0.32

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

Heath Lane AcademyThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 41.2Attainment 8
The Hinckley School
3.4 km · Leicestershire

Good2023

2.7applications per place 42.2Attainment 8
Redmoor Academy
4.4 km · Leicestershire

2026

2.4applications per place 47.6Attainment 8
Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy
4.5 km · Leicestershire

Improved significantly2025

2.2applications per place 56.8Attainment 8
Hastings High School
4.7 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 54.3Attainment 8
Bosworth Academy
6.5 km · Leicestershire

Good2023

3.3applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
The Market Bosworth School
7.3 km · Leicestershire

Outstanding2024

2.8applications per place 61.0Attainment 8
Higham Lane North Academy
8.8 km · Warwickshire

Not yet inspected

3.1applications per place
Brockington College
8.9 km · Leicestershire

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 47.5Attainment 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: 138327 · 855/4011
Trust: United Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 800 pupils · 644 on roll
Free school meals: 30.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2012
Address: Heath Lane, Earl Shilton, Leicester, LE9 7PD
Local authority: Leicestershire · Hinckley and Bosworth

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