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Sir Jonathan North Girls' College

11–16Ages
1,115Pupils
SecondaryPhase
GirlsPupils
146108URN

Knighton Lane East, Leicester, LE2 6FU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 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

1.4per place

0.9 below Leicester median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Leicester

313 applications for 229 places · 16th of 21 in Leicester

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

52.9of 90

Leicester 49.6 England 46.0

5th of 21 in Leicester

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 14 January 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	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding

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

1.4applications per place, Year 7

0.9 below Leicester median (2.2) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

313 applications · 229 places offered · 177 named it first

2026 1.4; Leicester median median 2.2
2025 1.4; Leicester median median 2.1
2024 1.4; Leicester median median 2.1
2023 1.3; Leicester median median 2.0
2022 1.5; Leicester median median 1.7
2021 1.5; Leicester median median 1.7
2020 1.6; Leicester median median 1.9
2019 1.5; Leicester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.6; Leicester median median 1.7; as the previous school
2017 1.2; Leicester median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 1.3; Leicester median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Leicester median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Leicester median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Leicester median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Leicester median

Dashed bars: as Sir Jonathan North Community College (URN 120279), 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	229	313	1.4	177	0.77
Sep 2025	205	281	1.4	154	0.75
Sep 2024	205	292	1.4	157	0.77
Sep 2023	211	280	1.3	172	0.82
Sep 2022	221	333	1.5	173	0.78
Sep 2021	227	339	1.5	181	0.80
Sep 2020	243	389	1.6	190	0.78
Sep 2019 *	250	383	1.5	218	0.87
Sep 2018 *	254	400	1.6	238	0.94
Sep 2017 *	255	317	1.2	195	0.76
Sep 2016 *	254	319	1.3	206	0.81
Sep 2015 *	261	348	1.3	215	0.82
Sep 2014 *	232	297	1.3	182	0.78

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

235 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)52.95th of 21 in Leicester

Leicester 49.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths58%6th of 21 in Leicester

Leicester 47% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths73%

Leicester 67% England 66%

This school
Leicester median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.51

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	235	52.9	58%	73%	–
2024/25	240	52.6	54%	75%	–
2023/24	243	52.8	56%	72%	+0.51
2022/23	241	55.6	64%	79%	+0.55

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

Sir Jonathan North Girls' CollegeThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
Lancaster Academy
0.2 km · Leicester

Good2024

1.2applications per place 32.1Attainment 8
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School
1.6 km · Leicester

2026

2.7applications per place 38.7Attainment 8
Wigston Academy
2.8 km · Leicestershire

Good2022

1.7applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
Wigston College
2.9 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2022
Madani Girls' School
2.9 km · Leicester

Good2022

3.8applications per place 57.9Attainment 8
Madani Boys School
2.9 km · Leicester

Improved significantly2025

3.9applications per place 52.3Attainment 8
Moat Community College
2.9 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
Fullhurst Community College
3.0 km · Leicester

Good2023

1.4applications per place 39.0Attainment 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: 146108 · 856/4232
Trust: Lionheart Educational Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,200 pupils · 1,115 on roll
Free school meals: 31.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2019
Replaced: Sir Jonathan North Community College (URN 120279)
Address: Knighton Lane East, Leicester, LE2 6FU
Local authority: Leicester

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