Academy converter · Leicestershire

Countesthorpe Academy

11–19Ages
1,149Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
147902URN

Winchester Road, Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 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

1.8per place

0.5 below Leicestershire median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Leicestershire

342 applications for 187 places · 35th of 43 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

38.7of 90

Leicestershire 46.7 England 46.0

40th of 43 in Leicestershire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 29 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Sixth form provision	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

1.8applications per place, Year 7

0.5 below Leicestershire median (2.3) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

342 applications · 187 places offered · 176 named it first

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

2026 1.8; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2025 1.8; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2024 1.7; Leicestershire median median 2.2
2023 1.6; Leicestershire median median 2.1
2022 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2021 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.7
2020 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2019 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2018 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.5; as the previous school
2014 1.2; Leicestershire median median 1.4; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Leicestershire median in 0 of 6 years.

This school
Leicestershire median

Dashed bars: as Countesthorpe Leysland Community College (URN 138529), 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	187	342	1.8	176	0.94
Sep 2025	196	360	1.8	182	0.93
Sep 2024	197	326	1.7	187	0.95
Sep 2023	189	302	1.6	171	0.90
Sep 2022	191	259	1.4	180	0.94
Sep 2021	148	236	1.6	139	0.94
Sep 2020 *	207	292	1.4	188	0.91
Sep 2019 *	231	315	1.4	216	0.94
Sep 2018 *	277	376	1.4	268	0.97
Sep 2017 *	297	389	1.3	280	0.94
Sep 2016 *	301	393	1.3	285	0.95
Sep 2015 *	223	315	1.4	247	1.11
Sep 2014 *	206	248	1.2	198	0.96

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

155 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)38.740th of 43 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 46.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths37%34th of 43 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths56%

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.)	155	38.7	37%	56%	–
2024/25	203	38.9	41%	63%	–
2023/24	221	39.4	41%	59%	−0.80
2022/23	241	41.2	53%	66%	−0.53

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

Countesthorpe AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 38.7Attainment 8
South Wigston High School
2.9 km · Leicestershire

2026

2.3applications per place 36.9Attainment 8
Wigston College
3.9 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2022
Wigston Academy
4.1 km · Leicestershire

Good2022

1.7applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
Brockington College
4.5 km · Leicestershire

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 47.5Attainment 8
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School
4.5 km · Leicester

2026

2.7applications per place 38.7Attainment 8
Thomas Estley Community College
5.2 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 40.9Attainment 8
Lancaster Academy
5.9 km · Leicester

Good2024

1.2applications per place 32.1Attainment 8
Sir Jonathan North Girls' College
6.1 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: 147902 · 855/4027
Trust: Life Multi-Academy Trust
Capacity: 1,795 pupils · 1,149 on roll
Free school meals: 24.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2020
Replaced: Countesthorpe Leysland Community College (URN 138529)
Address: Winchester Road, Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR
Local authority: Leicestershire · Blaby

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