Academy converter · Leicestershire

The Winstanley School

11–16Ages
643Pupils
SecondaryPhase
143844URN

Kingsway North, Braunstone Town, Leicester, LE3 3BD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to Leicestershire median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Leicestershire

272 applications for 126 places · 27th of 43 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

34.9of 90

Leicestershire 46.7 England 46.0

43rd of 43 in Leicestershire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 12 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

2.2applications per place, Year 7

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

272 applications · 126 places offered · 140 named it first

2026 2.2; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2025 2.2; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2024 1.8; Leicestershire median median 2.2
2023 1.7; Leicestershire median median 2.1
2022 1.8; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2021 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.7
2020 2.0; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2019 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2018 1.5; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2017 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2016 2.0; Leicestershire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Leicestershire median median 1.5; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Leicestershire median median 1.4; as the previous school

This school
Leicestershire median

Dashed bars: as Winstanley Community College (URN 138537), Winstanley Community College (URN 120260), the previous school.

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	126	272	2.2	140	1.11
Sep 2025	118	261	2.2	134	1.14
Sep 2024	127	223	1.8	122	0.96
Sep 2023	128	216	1.7	102	0.80
Sep 2022	119	209	1.8	114	0.96
Sep 2021	107	172	1.6	103	0.96
Sep 2020	105	210	2.0	94	0.90
Sep 2019	117	197	1.7	101	0.86
Sep 2018	101	148	1.5	96	0.95
Sep 2017	105	175	1.7	99	0.94
Sep 2016 *	83	166	2.0	79	0.95
Sep 2015 *	87	174	2.0	79	0.91
Sep 2014 *	102	183	1.8	101	0.99

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

113 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)34.943rd of 43 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 46.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths23%43rd of 43 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths39%

Leicestershire 66% England 66%

This school
Leicestershire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.80

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	113	34.9	23%	39%	–
2024/25	118	29.9	18%	35%	–
2023/24	124	33.2	28%	40%	−0.80
2022/23	120	30.5	26%	42%	−0.91

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 Winstanley SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.2applications per place 34.9Attainment 8
Fullhurst Community College
1.8 km · Leicester

Good2023

1.4applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
The Herewoode Academy
2.8 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 38.0Attainment 8
Castle Mead Academy
3.5 km · Leicester

Outstanding2023

2.6applications per place 46.3Attainment 8
Brook Mead Academy
3.6 km · Leicester

Outstanding2024

2.8applications per place 46.6Attainment 8
Brockington College
3.7 km · Leicestershire

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 47.5Attainment 8
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
4.1 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 55.4Attainment 8
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School
4.2 km · Leicester

2026

2.7applications per place 38.7Attainment 8
Sir Jonathan North Girls' College
4.3 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 52.9Attainment 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: 143844 · 855/4023
Trust: Life Multi-Academy Trust
Capacity: 640 pupils · 643 on roll
Free school meals: 41.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Opened: 1 January 2017
Replaced: Winstanley Community College (URN 138537); Winstanley Community College (URN 120260)
Address: Kingsway North, Braunstone Town, Leicester, LE3 3BD
Local authority: Leicestershire · Blaby

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