- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results well above the Leicestershire average, low absence.
228 first choices, 173 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
Leicestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 842
Secondary schools in Leicestershire
All 88 secondary schools in Leicestershire. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Leicestershire average, low absence.
262 first choices, 211 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
Leicestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,376
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Leicestershire average, low absence.
235 first choices, 325 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
Leicestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 2,309
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results well above the Leicestershire average, low absence.
171 first choices, 164 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
Leicestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 731
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Leicestershire average, low absence.
215 first choices, 208 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
Leicestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 941
- Ofsted:Good in every area
Results well above the Leicestershire average, low absence.
250 first choices, 172 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Leicestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 924
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Leicestershire average, low absence.
223 first choices, 207 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
Leicestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,349
- Ofsted:Good
Results above the Leicestershire average, low absence.
189 first choices, 206 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Leicestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,014
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Leicestershire average, low absence.
175 first choices, 185 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Leicestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 890
- Ofsted:Good
Results above the Leicestershire average, low absence.
153 first choices, 173 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Leicestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 866
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Leicestershire average, low absence.
276 first choices, 238 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Leicestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,565
- Ofsted:Good
Results above the Leicestershire average, low absence.
195 first choices, 170 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Leicestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 849
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Leicestershire average.
238 first choices, 249 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Leicestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 15Leicestershire about 16
- Pupils
- 1,476
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
Results close to the Leicestershire average.
230 first choices, 218 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Leicestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 14Leicestershire about 16
- Pupils
- 990
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Leicestershire average.
231 first choices, 228 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Leicestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 16Leicestershire about 16
- Pupils
- 1,669
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Leicestershire average.
270 first choices, 242 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Leicestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 14Leicestershire about 16
- Pupils
- 1,580
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
Results close to the Leicestershire average, high absence.
137 first choices, 121 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Leicestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 656
- Ofsted:Good
Results close to the Leicestershire average.
169 first choices, 178 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Leicestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 15Leicestershire about 16
- Pupils
- 852
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 1 area
Results above the Leicestershire average.
209 first choices, 162 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Leicestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 16Leicestershire about 16
- Pupils
- 839
- Ofsted:Good
Results close to the Leicestershire average.
121 first choices, 128 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Leicestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 16Leicestershire about 16
- Pupils
- 684
- Ofsted:Good
Results close to the Leicestershire average.
157 first choices, 175 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Leicestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 16Leicestershire about 16
- Pupils
- 781
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Leicestershire average.
181 first choices, 180 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Leicestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 15Leicestershire about 16
- Pupils
- 985
- Ofsted:Good
Results above the Leicestershire average, low absence.
128 first choices, 131 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Leicestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 672
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Leicestershire average, high absence.
218 first choices, 221 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4
Leicestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 930
- Secondary schools88including 34 special
- Typical GCSE grade45.9England 46.2
- Good or Outstanding89%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools12 of 883 Catholic, 4 Church of England
- With a nursery class8take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals19.2%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Leicestershire's secondary 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.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Leicestershire
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 61 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 1 of 27
- Good: 23 of 27
- Requires improvement: 3 of 27
- Inadequate: 0 of 27
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Leicestershire
Some are faith schools.
12 of the 88 secondary schools in Leicestershire have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterApply by 31 October.
Apply to your council in Year 6 for a Year 7 place. Offers come out on 1 March.
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
Secondary schools in Leicestershire, explained
There are 88 secondary schools in Leicestershire, teaching 51,677 children. 0 are run by the council and 51 are academies or free schools. Among them are 34 special and 34 independent schools.
89% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
Pupils in Leicestershire scored an average Attainment 8 of 45.9 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.
19.2% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,126 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 22.0% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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- Loughborough11 secondary schools
- Hinckley8 secondary schools
- Ashby-de-la-Zouch4 secondary schools
- Market Harborough4 secondary schools
- Wigston4 secondary schools
- Coalville3 secondary schools
- Melton Mowbray3 secondary schools
- Oadby3 secondary schools
- Shepshed3 secondary schools
- Anstey2 secondary schools
- Birstall2 secondary schools
- Bottesford2 secondary schools
- Broughton Astley2 secondary schools
- Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt2 secondary schools
- Lutterworth2 secondary schools
- Market Bosworth2 secondary schools
- Barwell1 school
- Blaby and Whetstone1 school
- Castle Donington1 school
- Countesthorpe1 school
- Desford1 school
- Earl Shilton1 school
- Enderby and Narborough1 school
- Fleckney1 school
- Groby1 school
- Ibstock1 school
- Mountsorrel1 school
- Quorndon1 school
- Syston1 school
- Thurmaston1 school
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many secondary schools are in Leicestershire?
There are 88 secondary schools in Leicestershire, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best secondary schools in Leicestershire?
The highest-ranked secondary schools in Leicestershire on Eduscope are The Market Bosworth School, De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire and Beauchamp College. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding secondary schools are in Leicestershire?
Leicestershire has 1 secondary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 23 are rated Good, meaning 89% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are secondary schools in Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire secondary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across secondary schools in Leicestershire is 18:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a secondary school in Leicestershire?
When choosing a secondary school in Leicestershire, consider Ofsted ratings, GCSE results (Progress 8 and Attainment 8), sixth form provision, and the school's specialisms. You can compare all 88 secondary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, and admissions policy.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.