Academy converter · Leicester

The Herewoode Academy

11–18Ages
979Pupils
SecondaryPhase
151607URN

Glenfield Road, Leicester, LE3 6DN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

1.0 below Leicester median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Leicester

237 applications for 184 places · 19th of 21 in Leicester

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

38.0of 90

Leicester 49.6 England 46.0

19th of 21 in Leicester

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

Inspection history

28 June 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as New College Leicester, URN 131945
21 November 2017
Graded inspection: Good · as New College Leicester, URN 131945

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

1.3applications per place, Year 7

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

237 applications · 184 places offered · 142 named it first

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

2026 1.3; Leicester median median 2.2
2025 1.6; Leicester median median 2.1; as the previous school
2024 1.5; Leicester median median 2.1; as the previous school
2023 1.5; Leicester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2022 1.4; Leicester median median 1.7; as the previous school
2021 1.7; Leicester median median 1.7; as the previous school
2020 1.8; Leicester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2019 1.4; Leicester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.1; Leicester median median 1.7; as the previous school
2017 1.2; Leicester median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 1.4; Leicester median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Leicester median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.1; Leicester median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Leicester median

Dashed bars: as New College Leicester (URN 131945), 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	237	1.3	142	0.77
Sep 2025 *	206	336	1.6	183	0.89
Sep 2024 *	200	289	1.5	176	0.88
Sep 2023 *	192	286	1.5	163	0.85
Sep 2022 *	209	297	1.4	187	0.89
Sep 2021 *	211	351	1.7	200	0.95
Sep 2020 *	210	368	1.8	222	1.06
Sep 2019 *	201	281	1.4	167	0.83
Sep 2018 *	200	217	1.1	122	0.61
Sep 2017 *	195	234	1.2	155	0.79
Sep 2016 *	191	273	1.4	141	0.74
Sep 2015 *	170	260	1.5	151	0.89
Sep 2014 *	167	181	1.1	110	0.66

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

199 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)38.019th of 21 in Leicester

Leicester 49.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths32%18th of 21 in Leicester

Leicester 47% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths53%

Leicester 67% England 66%

This school
Leicester median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.23

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	199	38.0	32%	53%	–
2024/25 *	205	39.4	28%	54%	–
2023/24 *	174	41.9	29%	47%	−0.23
2022/23 *	171	42.3	28%	49%	−0.26

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 Herewoode AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 38.0Attainment 8
Brook Mead Academy
1.6 km · Leicester

Outstanding2024

2.8applications per place 46.6Attainment 8
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
1.6 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 55.4Attainment 8
Beaumont Leys School
1.9 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 50.3Attainment 8
Castle Mead Academy
2.4 km · Leicester

Outstanding2023

2.6applications per place 46.3Attainment 8
Babington Academy
2.5 km · Leicester

Good2023

1.3applications per place 36.1Attainment 8
Fullhurst Community College
2.5 km · Leicester

Good2023

1.4applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
The Winstanley School
2.8 km · Leicestershire

Good2023

2.2applications per place 34.9Attainment 8
Brookvale Groby Learning Campus
4.0 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 48.9Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 151607 · 856/4005
Trust: Nova Education Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,000 pupils · 979 on roll
Free school meals: 53.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2025
Replaced: New College Leicester (URN 131945)
Address: Glenfield Road, Leicester, LE3 6DN
Local authority: Leicester

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