Academy converter · Leicestershire

The Cedars Academy

11–18Ages
985Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
140787URN

Wanlip Lane, Birstall, Leicester, LE4 4GH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

close to Leicestershire median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Leicestershire

411 applications for 180 places · 23rd of 43 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2015

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.4of 90

Leicestershire 46.7 England 46.0

26th of 43 in Leicestershire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

22 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
17 January 2018
Graded inspection: 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

2.3applications per place, Year 7

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

411 applications · 180 places offered · 181 named it first

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

2026 2.3; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2025 2.1; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2024 2.0; Leicestershire median median 2.2
2023 2.1; Leicestershire median median 2.1
2022 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2021 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.7
2020 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2019 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2018 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2017 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2016 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2015 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.5

More applications per place than the Leicestershire median in 0 of 12 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	180	411	2.3	181	1.01
Sep 2025	186	390	2.1	179	0.96
Sep 2024	182	354	2.0	176	0.97
Sep 2023	186	381	2.1	186	1.00
Sep 2022	184	299	1.6	211	1.15
Sep 2021	167	259	1.6	153	0.92
Sep 2020	187	306	1.6	187	1.00
Sep 2019	188	244	1.3	168	0.89
Sep 2018	173	232	1.3	151	0.87
Sep 2017	143	191	1.3	133	0.93
Sep 2016	147	200	1.4	138	0.94
Sep 2015	146	198	1.4	140	0.96

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

183 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.426th of 43 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 46.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths43%26th of 43 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths57%

Leicestershire 66% England 66%

This school
Leicestershire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.32

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	183	45.4	43%	57%	–
2024/25	188	45.1	42%	62%	–
2023/24	186	45.7	44%	68%	−0.32
2022/23	174	46.9	48%	63%	−0.07

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 Cedars AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
The Roundhill Academy
2.0 km · Leicestershire

Requires improvement2023

2.3applications per place 44.5Attainment 8
Rushey Mead Academy
2.7 km · Leicester

2026

2.3applications per place 56.8Attainment 8
Soar Valley College
3.0 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 49.6Attainment 8
Babington Academy
3.8 km · Leicester

Good2023

1.3applications per place 36.1Attainment 8
Wreake Valley Academy
4.1 km · Leicestershire

2026

1.9applications per place 39.1Attainment 8
Beaumont Leys School
4.4 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 50.3Attainment 8
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
4.7 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 55.4Attainment 8
The Martin High School Anstey
4.7 km · Leicestershire

Good2024

1.8applications per place 47.3Attainment 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: 140787 · 855/4029
Trust: Lionheart Educational Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,100 pupils · 985 on roll
Free school meals: 21.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Opened: 1 April 2014
Address: Wanlip Lane, Birstall, Leicester, LE4 4GH
Local authority: Leicestershire · Charnwood

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