This schoolOther secondary schools in Leicester
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 25 January 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 16 January 2018Graded inspection: Good · as Saint Paul's Catholic School, URN 120307
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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 entry412 applications · 184 places offered · 216 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.2; Leicester median median 2.2
- 2025 1.9; Leicester median median 2.1
- 2024 2.1; Leicester median median 2.1
- 2023 1.8; Leicester median median 2.0
- 2022 1.9; Leicester median median 1.7
- 2021 2.0; Leicester median median 1.7
- 2020 2.1; Leicester median median 1.9
- 2019 2.2; Leicester median median 1.9
- 2018 1.6; Leicester median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2017 1.8; Leicester median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2016 2.1; Leicester median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2015 2.0; Leicester median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2014 1.9; Leicester median median 1.9; as the previous school
- This school
- Leicester median
Dashed bars: as Saint Paul's Catholic School (URN 120307), 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 | 184 | 412 | 2.2 | 216 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2025 | 184 | 357 | 1.9 | 182 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2024 | 186 | 383 | 2.1 | 200 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2023 | 202 | 356 | 1.8 | 177 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2022 | 180 | 338 | 1.9 | 166 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2021 | 180 | 353 | 2.0 | 168 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2020 | 180 | 385 | 2.1 | 193 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2019 | 180 | 399 | 2.2 | 229 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2018 * | 239 | 387 | 1.6 | 212 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2017 * | 194 | 349 | 1.8 | 198 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2016 * | 185 | 393 | 2.1 | 208 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2015 * | 189 | 368 | 2.0 | 178 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2014 * | 176 | 331 | 1.9 | 187 | 1.06 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 173 | 49.8 | 43% | 64% | – |
| 2024/25 | 183 | 54.5 | 57% | 78% | – |
| 2023/24 | 184 | 50.0 | 50% | 73% | +0.30 |
| 2022/23 | 214 | 50.1 | 50% | 71% | +0.19 |
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
- St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.2applications per place 49.8Attainment 8
- 0.6 km · Leicester20262.1applications per place 48.3Attainment 8
- 0.8 km · LeicesterGood20222.2applications per place 49.9Attainment 8
- 1.4 km · LeicesterGraded · no overall grade20252.9applications per place 49.6Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · LeicesterGood20223.8applications per place 57.9Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · LeicesterImproved significantly20253.9applications per place 52.3Attainment 8
- 2.6 km · LeicesterGood20232.3applications per place 54.2Attainment 8
- 2.8 km · Leicester20261.2applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · LeicestershireRemains Good20243.5applications per place 60.4Attainment 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
- 146232 · 856/4723
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 1,142 pupils · 1,167 on roll
- Free school meals
- 19.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2018
- Replaced
- Saint Paul's Catholic School (URN 120307)
- Address
- Spencefield Lane, Leicester, LE5 6HN
- Local authority
- Leicester
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources