Academy converter · Leicestershire

Ivanhoe School

11–16Ages
848Pupils
SecondaryPhase
138350URN

North Street, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LE65 1HX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2025 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

2.6per place

0.3 above Leicestershire median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Leicestershire

420 applications for 163 places · 15th of 43 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

43.5of 90

Leicestershire 46.7 England 46.0

30th of 43 in Leicestershire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 29 April 2025Ofsted'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

2.6applications per place, Year 7

0.3 above Leicestershire median (2.3) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

420 applications · 163 places offered · 153 named it first

2026 2.6; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2025 2.8; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2024 2.5; Leicestershire median median 2.2
2023 2.3; Leicestershire median median 2.1
2022 1.9; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2021 1.5; Leicestershire median median 1.7
2020 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2019 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2018 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2017 1.2; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2016 1.2; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2015 1.2; 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	163	420	2.6	153	0.94
Sep 2025	154	430	2.8	119	0.77
Sep 2024	177	443	2.5	152	0.86
Sep 2023	186	432	2.3	123	0.66
Sep 2022	147	285	1.9	87	0.59
Sep 2021	315	463	1.5	385	1.22
Sep 2020	318	417	1.3	353	1.11
Sep 2019	312	431	1.4	361	1.16
Sep 2018	312	410	1.3	340	1.09
Sep 2017	314	371	1.2	315	1.00
Sep 2016	310	369	1.2	318	1.03
Sep 2015	315	391	1.2	340	1.08
Sep 2014	316	400	1.3	343	1.09

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

128 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)43.530th of 43 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 46.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths46%21st of 43 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths65%

Leicestershire 66% England 66%

This school
Leicestershire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.39

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	128	43.5	46%	65%	–
2024/25	101	38.1	32%	54%	–
2023/24	66	40.6	33%	58%	−0.39
2022/23	0				–

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

Ivanhoe SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
Ashby School
0.4 km · Leicestershire

Good2024

2.4applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
Granville Academy
5.5 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 45.0Attainment 8
The Pingle Academy
7.3 km · Derbyshire

2026

1.7applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
The Newbridge School
7.8 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 38.8Attainment 8
Ibstock School
8.2 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 37.3Attainment 8
Mercia Academy
8.5 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 38.7Attainment 8
The Castle Rock School
10.0 km · Leicestershire

2026

1.4applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy
10.7 km · Staffordshire

Outstanding2023

2.9applications per place 47.0Attainment 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: 138350 · 855/4028
Trust: Life Multi-Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,098 pupils · 848 on roll
Free school meals: 24.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2012
Replaced: Ivanhoe College Ashby-De-La-Zouch (URN 120251)
Address: North Street, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LE65 1HX
Local authority: Leicestershire · North West Leicestershire

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