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Faith schools in Leicester

All 31 faith schools in Leicester.

31 schools in Leicester

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  1. Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Leicester, LE3 6DF · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results below the Leicester faith schools average, low absence.

    94 first choices, 89 offers made

    Ready for secondary school54%

    Leicester faith schools 61%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 6Leicester faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    645
    View school Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy
  2. Madani Girls' School

    Leicester, LE5 5LL · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Muslim
    • Girls

    Results above the Leicester faith schools average.

    202 first choices, 90 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6

    Leicester faith schools Grade 5England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 9Leicester faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    452
    View school Madani Girls' School
  3. St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Leicester, LE2 3TA · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results well above the Leicester faith schools average, low absence.

    34 first choices, 35 offers made

    Ready for secondary school88%

    Leicester faith schools 61%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 8Leicester faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    274
    View school St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
  4. English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy

    Leicester, LE4 0FJ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results above the Leicester faith schools average, low absence.

    244 first choices, 185 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6

    Leicester faith schools Grade 5England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 8Leicester faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    1,143
    View school English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
  5. Avanti Fields School

    Leicester, LE5 0BX · All-through · Ages 3 to 16

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Hindu
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Leicester faith schools average.

    213 first choices, 185 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5

    Leicester faith schools Grade 5England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 10Leicester faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    1,236
    View school Avanti Fields School
  6. Madani Boys School

    Leicester, LE5 5LL · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Muslim
    • Boys

    Results close to the Leicester faith schools average.

    202 first choices, 90 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5

    Leicester faith schools Grade 5England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 11Leicester faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    450
    View school Madani Boys School
  7. St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy

    Leicester, LE5 6HN · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Leicester faith schools average, high absence.

    216 first choices, 184 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5

    Leicester faith schools Grade 5England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 13Leicester faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    1,167
    View school St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
  8. Krishna Avanti Primary School

    Leicester, LE5 6HN · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Hindu

    Results well above the Leicester faith schools average, low absence.

    43 first choices, 58 offers made

    Ready for secondary school73%

    Leicester faith schools 61%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 7Leicester faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    414
    View school Krishna Avanti Primary School
  9. Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Leicester, LE5 3HH · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results above the Leicester faith schools average.

    23 first choices, 23 offers made

    Ready for secondary school66%

    Leicester faith schools 61%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 12Leicester faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    310
    View school Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
  10. Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School

    Leicester, LE5 1LU · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results above the Leicester faith schools average.

    60 first choices, 60 offers made

    Ready for secondary school67%

    Leicester faith schools 61%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 10Leicester faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    454
    View school Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School
  11. Falcons Primary School

    Leicester, LE5 0TA · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Sikh

    Results close to the Leicester faith schools average.

    42 first choices, 46 offers made

    Ready for secondary school63%

    Leicester faith schools 61%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 12Leicester faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    293
    View school Falcons Primary School
  12. St John the Baptist CofE Primary School

    Leicester, LE2 1TE · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results close to the Leicester faith schools average.

    58 first choices, 58 offers made

    Ready for secondary school61%

    Leicester faith schools 61%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 10Leicester faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    602
    View school St John the Baptist CofE Primary School
  13. Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Leicester, LE4 6QN · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Leicester faith schools average.

    24 first choices, 24 offers made

    Ready for secondary school43%

    Leicester faith schools 61%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 12Leicester faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    221
    View school Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy
  14. St Barnabas CofE Primary School

    Leicester, LE5 4BD · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results above the Leicester faith schools average.

    34 first choices, 35 offers made

    Ready for secondary school66%

    Leicester faith schools 61%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 10Leicester faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    335
    View school St Barnabas CofE Primary School
  15. Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy

    Leicester, LE2 6TY · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Leicester faith schools average.

    18 first choices, 19 offers made

    Ready for secondary school45%

    Leicester faith schools 61%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 10Leicester faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    203
    View school Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
  16. St Joseph's Catholic Academy

    Leicester, LE5 1HF · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Needs attention in 1 area
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Leicester faith schools average.

    18 first choices, 18 offers made

    Ready for secondary school53%

    Leicester faith schools 61%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 9Leicester faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    213
    View school St Joseph's Catholic Academy
  17. Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School

    Leicester, LE4 5PG · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Leicester faith schools average.

    21 first choices, 21 offers made

    Ready for secondary school45%

    Leicester faith schools 61%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 10Leicester faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    172
    View school Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School
  18. Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School

    Leicester, LE2 6UA · Academy · All-through · Ages 2 to 16

    • Ofsted:Needs attention in 1 area
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results below the Leicester faith schools average, high absence.

    98 first choices, 60 offers made

    Ready for secondary school58%

    Leicester faith schools 61%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 18Leicester faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    979
    View school Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School
  19. Land of Learning Primary School

    Leicester, LE5 5PF · Independent · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Muslim
    • Has a nursery

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –Leicester faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    193
    View school Land of Learning Primary School
  20. Al-Aqsa Schools Trust

    Leicester, LE5 4PP · Independent · All-through · Ages 3 to 16

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Muslim
    • Has a nursery

    Independent school. Results above the Leicester faith schools average.

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6

    Leicester faith schools Grade 5England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    –Leicester faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    297
    View school Al-Aqsa Schools Trust
  21. Al-Islamia Institute for Education

    Leicester, LE2 0SA · Independent · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Muslim
    • Has a nursery

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –Leicester faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    103
    View school Al-Islamia Institute for Education
  22. Darul Uloom Leicester

    Leicester, LE4 5LN · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 23 · Boys

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Muslim
    • Boys
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results close to the Leicester faith schools average.

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5

    Leicester faith schools Grade 5England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    –Leicester faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    142
    View school Darul Uloom Leicester
  23. Jameah Academy

    Leicester, LE5 3SD · Independent · All-through · Ages 5 to 16 · Girls

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Muslim
    • Girls

    Independent school. Results above the Leicester faith schools average.

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6

    Leicester faith schools Grade 5England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    –Leicester faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    217
    View school Jameah Academy
The big picture

How Leicester's faith schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

GCSE score (Attainment 8)

Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.

Leicester 51.6England 46.2Emmanuel Christian School: 30.5St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy: 49.8Jameah Boys Academy: 51.7Madani Boys School: 52.3Darul Uloom Leicester: 53.1Avanti Fields School: 54.2English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy: 55.4Al-Aqsa Schools Trust: 57Madani Girls' School: 57.9Jameah Academy: 58.4The Imam Muhammad Adam Institute School: 63.4020406080
Faith schools in Leicester

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Leicester average 5.4%Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy: 3.2%Krishna Avanti Primary School: 3.9%English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy: 4.3%St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy: 4.4%Madani Girls' School: 4.9%St Joseph's Catholic Academy: 4.9%St John the Baptist CofE Primary School: 5%Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy: 5%Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School: 5.1%Avanti Fields School: 5.3%Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School: 5.3%St Barnabas CofE Primary School: 5.4%Madani Boys School: 5.9%Falcons Primary School: 6.1%Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy: 6.3%Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy: 6.3%St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy: 6.7%Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School: 9.5%0%4%8%12%16%
Faith schools in Leicester

Ofsted grades in Leicester

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 11 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 2 of 20
  • Good: 18 of 20
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 20
  • Inadequate: 0 of 20
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Leicester

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    31 of the 31 faith schools in Leicester have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Leicester, explained

There are 31 faith schools in Leicester, teaching 11,769 children. 4 are run by the council and 14 are academies or free schools. Among them are 13 independent schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 2 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

61.4% of pupils in Leicester faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.

20.2% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £6,923 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 14.7% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Leicester?
There are 31 faith schools in Leicester, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Leicester?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Leicester on Eduscope are Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy, Madani Girls' School and St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding faith schools are in Leicester?
Leicester has 2 faith schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 18 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are faith schools in Leicester ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Leicester faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Leicester is 21:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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