Academy converter · Leicestershire

Ibstock School

11–16Ages
689Pupils
SecondaryPhase
138721URN

Central Avenue, Ibstock, LE67 6NE · 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

2.1per place

0.2 below Leicestershire median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Leicestershire

252 applications for 121 places · 31st of 43 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

37.3of 90

Leicestershire 46.7 England 46.0

41st of 43 in Leicestershire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 8 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			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

2.1applications per place, Year 7

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

252 applications · 121 places offered · 99 named it first

2026 2.1; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2025 2.3; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2024 2.3; Leicestershire median median 2.2
2023 2.2; Leicestershire median median 2.1
2022 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2021 1.2; Leicestershire median median 1.7
2020 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2019 1.2; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2018 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2017 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2016 1.2; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2015 1.2; 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	121	252	2.1	99	0.82
Sep 2025	137	308	2.3	123	0.90
Sep 2024	129	296	2.3	116	0.90
Sep 2023	139	305	2.2	123	0.88
Sep 2022	150	247	1.7	136	0.91
Sep 2021	208	255	1.2	149	0.72
Sep 2020	180	233	1.3	154	0.86
Sep 2019	180	219	1.2	155	0.86
Sep 2018	148	185	1.3	139	0.94
Sep 2017	167	228	1.4	157	0.94
Sep 2016	191	234	1.2	190	0.99
Sep 2015	168	203	1.2	158	0.94
Sep 2014	175	203	1.2	170	0.97

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

140 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)37.341st of 43 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 46.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths25%42nd of 43 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths44%

Leicestershire 66% England 66%

This school
Leicestershire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.61

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	140	37.3	25%	44%	–
2024/25	179	41.5	38%	59%	–
2023/24	118	39.0	36%	51%	−0.61
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

Ibstock SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 37.3Attainment 8
The Newbridge School
3.9 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 38.8Attainment 8
South Charnwood High School
6.6 km · Leicestershire

Standards maintained2024

3.2applications per place 49.5Attainment 8
The Castle Rock School
6.7 km · Leicestershire

2026

1.4applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
The Market Bosworth School
7.2 km · Leicestershire

Outstanding2024

2.8applications per place 61.0Attainment 8
Ashby School
7.8 km · Leicestershire

Good2024

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
Bosworth Academy
10.4 km · Leicestershire

Good2023

3.3applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
Brookvale Groby Learning Campus
11.8 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 48.9Attainment 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: 138721 · 855/4012
Trust: Life Multi-Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 725 pupils · 689 on roll
Free school meals: 24.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2012
Replaced: Ibstock Community College (URN 120242)
Address: Central Avenue, Ibstock, LE67 6NE
Local authority: Leicestershire · North West Leicestershire

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