Academy converter · Leicestershire

The Hinckley School

11–19Ages
1,080Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
148417URN

Butt Lane, Hinckley, LE10 1LE · 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

2.7per place

0.4 above Leicestershire median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Leicestershire

426 applications for 158 places · 12th of 43 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2016

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

42.2of 90

Leicestershire 46.7 England 46.0

32nd 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
Sixth form provision		Good

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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 entry

2.7applications per place, Year 7

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

426 applications · 158 places offered · 143 named it first

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

2026 2.7; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2025 3.2; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2024 2.7; Leicestershire median median 2.2
2023 2.0; Leicestershire median median 2.1
2022 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2021 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.7
2020 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2019 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2018 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2017 1.9; Leicestershire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 1.9; Leicestershire median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Leicestershire median

Dashed bars: as Hinckley Academy and John Cleveland Sixth Form Centre (URN 141682), 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	158	426	2.7	143	0.91
Sep 2025	118	382	3.2	109	0.92
Sep 2024	145	385	2.7	114	0.79
Sep 2023	186	362	2.0	121	0.65
Sep 2022	167	262	1.6	116	0.69
Sep 2021	128	222	1.7	92	0.72
Sep 2020 *	129	213	1.7	103	0.80
Sep 2019 *	123	195	1.6	105	0.85
Sep 2018 *	190	327	1.7	173	0.91
Sep 2017 *	148	281	1.9	131	0.89
Sep 2016 *	143	266	1.9	126	0.88

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

154 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)42.232nd of 43 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 46.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths38%32nd of 43 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths60%

Leicestershire 66% England 66%

This school
Leicestershire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.52

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	154	42.2	38%	60%	–
2024/25	144	43.8	41%	66%	–
2023/24	152	38.7	34%	57%	−0.52
2022/23	193	41.2	33%	61%	−0.41

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 Hinckley SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.7applications per place 42.2Attainment 8
Hastings High School
1.3 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 54.3Attainment 8
Redmoor Academy
2.3 km · Leicestershire

2026

2.4applications per place 47.6Attainment 8
Heath Lane Academy
3.4 km · Leicestershire

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 41.2Attainment 8
Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy
4.3 km · Leicestershire

Improved significantly2025

2.2applications per place 56.8Attainment 8
Higham Lane North Academy
6.8 km · Warwickshire

Not yet inspected

3.1applications per place
Higham Lane School
7.2 km · Warwickshire

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 51.0Attainment 8
Etone College
7.6 km · Warwickshire

Remains Good2022

3.5applications per place 48.2Attainment 8
George Eliot Academy
8.4 km · Warwickshire

2025

2.6applications per place 50.9Attainment 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: 148417 · 855/4040
Trust: The Futures Trust
Capacity: 1,450 pupils · 1,080 on roll
Free school meals: 24.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2020
Replaced: Hinckley Academy and John Cleveland Sixth Form Centre (URN 141682)
Address: Butt Lane, Hinckley, LE10 1LE
Local authority: Leicestershire · Hinckley and Bosworth

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