Academy converter · Leicestershire

Thomas Estley Community College

11–16Ages
883Pupils
SecondaryPhase
138527URN

Station Road, Broughton Astley, Leicester, LE9 6PT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 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

2.5per place

0.2 above Leicestershire median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Leicestershire

402 applications for 159 places · 16th of 43 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.9of 90

Leicestershire 46.7 England 46.0

35th of 43 in Leicestershire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 29 October 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

2.5applications per place, Year 7

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

402 applications · 159 places offered · 131 named it first

2026 2.5; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2025 2.5; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2024 2.4; Leicestershire median median 2.2
2023 2.1; Leicestershire median median 2.1
2022 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2021 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.7
2020 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2019 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2018 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2017 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2016 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2015 1.1; Leicestershire median median 1.5
2014 1.2; 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	159	402	2.5	131	0.82
Sep 2025	166	409	2.5	154	0.93
Sep 2024	173	419	2.4	193	1.12
Sep 2023	173	361	2.1	167	0.97
Sep 2022	167	291	1.7	154	0.92
Sep 2021	167	285	1.7	161	0.96
Sep 2020	176	290	1.7	181	1.03
Sep 2019	165	259	1.6	147	0.89
Sep 2018	155	244	1.6	151	0.97
Sep 2017	179	282	1.6	186	1.04
Sep 2016	176	246	1.4	174	0.99
Sep 2015	246	275	1.1	232	0.94
Sep 2014	203	236	1.2	203	1.00

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

178 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.935th of 43 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 46.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths36%35th of 43 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths59%

Leicestershire 66% England 66%

This school
Leicestershire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.05

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	178	40.9	36%	59%	–
2024/25	170	46.0	44%	67%	–
2023/24	183	43.0	40%	62%	−0.05
2022/23	170	46.5	47%	68%	+0.24

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

Thomas Estley Community CollegeThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 40.9Attainment 8
Countesthorpe Academy
5.2 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 38.7Attainment 8
Brockington College
6.4 km · Leicestershire

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 47.5Attainment 8
Lutterworth College
7.8 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 48.0Attainment 8
South Wigston High School
7.9 km · Leicestershire

2026

2.3applications per place 36.9Attainment 8
Lutterworth High School
8.6 km · Leicestershire

Good2024

2.9applications per place 51.0Attainment 8
The Hinckley School
9.0 km · Leicestershire

Good2023

2.7applications per place 42.2Attainment 8
Wigston College
9.1 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2022
Hastings High School
9.1 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 54.3Attainment 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: 138527 · 855/4057
Trust: Success Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 900 pupils · 883 on roll
Free school meals: 17.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Opened: 1 August 2012
Replaced: Thomas Estley Community College (URN 120275)
Address: Station Road, Broughton Astley, Leicester, LE9 6PT
Local authority: Leicestershire · Harborough

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