There are 134 schools in Leicester (excluding independent schools), including 97 primary schools, 24 secondary schools, and 5 serving sixth-form education. Leicester has 2 schools with Pupil Referral Unit places, and none with places for teen mothers. There is 1 school in Leicester under Special Measures.
Summary of School Information in Leicester
| Total Schools | 134 |
| Total Pupils | 64,108 |
| Median Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 20.30 |
| Median Free School Meals | 23% |
The median school in Leicester has 23% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 11th highest figure in Leicestershire. This represents about 15,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 4 of Leicester's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Leicester is 20.30 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 59th highest ratio in Leicestershire, and the 487th lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the East Midlands region of the UK.
The 2 schools in Leicester operating with pupil referral units offer 190 PRU places to the local area.
Primaries
97
4.12% Outstanding • 72% Good
Secondaries
24
8.33% Outstanding • 54% Good
Sixth Forms
5
0% Outstanding • 80% Good
Most of Leicester's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 70 schools or 72% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very high and high - about 22% and 21% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 24% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Leicester's primary schools most commonly have a high ratio of pupils to teachers.
| Name | Ages | Capacity | SEN Support | Ofsted | KS2 Attainment | Teacher/Pupil Ratio | Religion |
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| Abbey Mead Primary Academy | 3–11 yrs | 740 |
Very high |
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| Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 918 |
Good |
Low |
High |
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| Avenue Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 553 |
Good |
Good |
High |
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| Barley Croft Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 330 |
Good |
Very high |
Good |
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| Beaumont Lodge Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 210 |
Good |
Very high |
Very high |
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| Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy | 5–11 yrs | 341 | Roman Catholic | ||||
| Braunstone Community Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 420 |
Good |
Low |
Good |
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| Braunstone Frith Primary Academy | 3–11 yrs | 650 |
Very low |
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| Bridge Junior School | 7–11 yrs | 360 |
Requires improvement |
Very high |
Very high |
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| Buswells Lodge Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 380 |
Requires improvement |
Low |
Good |
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| Caldecote Community Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 682 |
Good |
Very high |
Good |
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| Catherine Infant School | 3–7 yrs | 420 |
Outstanding |
High |
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| Catherine Junior School | 7–11 yrs | 480 |
Good |
Low |
Good |
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| Charnwood Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 420 |
Outstanding |
High |
Very high |
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| Charnwood Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 420 | |||||
| Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy | 4–11 yrs | 630 |
Very high |
Very high |
Roman Catholic | ||
| Church Hill Church of England Junior School | 7–11 yrs | 360 |
Good |
Very high |
Very high |
Church of England | |
| Church Hill Infant School | 5–7 yrs | 270 |
Good |
Good |
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| Coleman Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 627 |
Requires improvement |
Low |
Very high |
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| Dovelands Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 525 |
Good |
High |
Good |
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| Eastfield Primary School | 5–11 yrs | 420 |
High |
Good |
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| Evington Valley Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 315 |
Good |
High |
High |
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| Eyres Monsell Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 420 |
Good |
Very high |
High |
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| Falcons Primary School | 4–11 yrs | 420 |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Sikh | |
| Fernvale Primary School | 4–11 yrs | 420 |
Good |
Low |
High |
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| Folville Junior School | 7–11 yrs | 360 |
Good |
High |
Good |
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| Forest Lodge Academy | 3–11 yrs | 630 |
Good |
High |
High |
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| Fosse Mead Primary Academy | 3–11 yrs | 430 | |||||
| Fossebrook Primary School | 4–11 yrs | 210 |
Good |
High |
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| Glen Hills Primary School | 4–11 yrs | 518 |
Good |
Low |
Very high |
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| Glenfield Primary School | 4–11 yrs | 450 |
Good |
Very high |
High |
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| Granby Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 498 |
Good |
Good |
Very high |
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| Green Lane Infant School | 3–7 yrs | 270 |
Good |
High |
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| Hazel Community Primary School | 5–11 yrs | 420 |
Good |
Very low |
High |
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| Heatherbrook Primary Academy | 2–11 yrs | 210 |
Requires improvement |
Low |
Good |
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| Herrick Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 440 |
Good |
High |
High |
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| Highfields Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 388 |
Good |
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| Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy | 3–11 yrs | 252 |
Good |
Very low |
Roman Catholic | ||
| Humberstone Infant Academy | 3–7 yrs | 270 |
Good |
Very high |
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| Humberstone Junior School | 7–11 yrs | 360 |
Outstanding |
Good |
Very high |
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| Imperial Avenue Infant School | 3–7 yrs | 324 |
Good |
Good |
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| Inglehurst Infant School | 3–7 yrs | 300 |
Special Measures |
Good |
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| Inglehurst Junior School | 7–11 yrs | 300 |
Good |
Very high |
Very low |
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| Kestrel Mead Primary Academy | 3–11 yrs | 837 |
Good |
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| King Richard III Infant and Nursery School | 3–7 yrs | 250 |
Good |
Good |
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| Kingsway Primary School | 5–11 yrs | 315 |
Good |
High |
High |
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| Kirby Muxloe Primary School | 4–11 yrs | 386 |
Good |
High |
Very high |
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| Knighton Mead Primary Academy | 3–11 yrs | 189 |
Good |
High |
Low |
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| Krishna Avanti Primary School | 4–11 yrs | 432 |
Good |
High |
High |
Hindu | |
| Linden Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 475 |
Good |
High |
High |
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| Marriott Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 397 |
Good |
High |
Good |
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| Mayflower Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 420 |
Requires improvement |
Very high |
Good |
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| Medway Community Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 560 |
Good |
Very high |
High |
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| Mellor Community Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 695 |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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| Merrydale Infant School | 3–7 yrs | 270 |
Good |
High |
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| Merrydale Junior School | 7–11 yrs | 360 |
Good |
Good |
High |
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| Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy | 5–11 yrs | 420 |
Good |
High |
High |
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| Montrose School | 3–11 yrs | 420 |
Good |
Good |
High |
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| Mowmacre Hill Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 420 |
Good |
High |
Low |
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| North Mead Primary Academy | 3–11 yrs | 332 |
Good |
Very high |
Very high |
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| Overdale Infant School | 4–7 yrs | 360 |
Requires improvement |
Very high |
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| Overdale Junior School | 7–11 yrs | 480 |
Good |
Good |
High |
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| Parks Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 466 |
Outstanding |
Very high |
Low |
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| Queensmead Primary Academy | 3–11 yrs | 420 |
Good |
High |
High |
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| Ravenhurst Primary School | 5–11 yrs | 595 | |||||
| Rolleston Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 445 |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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| Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy | 3–11 yrs | 315 |
Good |
Very high |
Low |
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| Rushey Mead Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 682 |
Good |
Very high |
Good |
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| Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy | 3–11 yrs | 371 |
Good |
High |
Very high |
Roman Catholic | |
| Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 3–11 yrs | 240 |
Good |
High |
Roman Catholic | ||
| Sandfield Close Primary School | 4–11 yrs | 275 |
Good |
High |
High |
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| Scraptoft Valley Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 475 |
Good |
Good |
Low |
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| Shaftesbury Junior School | 7–11 yrs | 240 |
Good |
Good |
High |
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| Shenton Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 490 |
Good |
Very high |
Good |
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| Slater Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 191 |
Good |
Very high |
Very high |
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| Sparkenhoe Community Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 480 |
Good |
Good |
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| Spinney Hill Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 689 |
Good |
Very high |
High |
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| St Barnabas CofE Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 338 |
Good |
High |
High |
Church of England | |
| St John the Baptist CofE Primary School | 4–11 yrs | 586 |
Requires improvement |
Good |
Very high |
Church of England | |
| St Josephs Catholic Academy | 3–11 yrs | 307 |
Good |
Good |
Very high |
Roman Catholic | |
| St Mary's Fields Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 472 |
Requires improvement |
Very low |
High |
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| St Peter's CofE Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 236 | Church of England | ||||
| St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy | 4–11 yrs | 280 |
Good |
Very high |
Very high |
Roman Catholic | |
| Stafford Leys Community Primary School | 4–11 yrs | 630 |
Good |
Good |
Very high |
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| Stokes Wood Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 532 |
Good |
Very high |
Good |
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| Taylor Road Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 738 |
Good |
Very low |
High |
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| The Hall School | 3–11 yrs | 416 |
Good |
Low |
Low |
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| Thurnby Mead Primary Academy | 3–11 yrs | 210 |
Good |
Good |
Low |
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| Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School | 4–10 yrs | 215 |
Good |
Good |
Very high |
Church of England | |
| Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School | 2–16 yrs | 1,046 |
Good |
Very low |
Very low |
Church of England | |
| Uplands Infant School | 3–7 yrs | 460 |
Good |
Good |
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| Uplands Junior L.E.A.D Academy | 7–11 yrs | 480 |
Good |
Low |
Very high |
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| Whitehall Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 682 |
Requires improvement |
High |
Very high |
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| Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy | 3–11 yrs | 420 |
Very high |
Very high |
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| Wolsey House Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 682 |
Good |
Very low |
High |
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| Woodstock Primary Academy | 3–11 yrs | 450 |
Requires improvement |
Very low |
High |
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| Wyvern Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 480 |
Good |
Good |
High |
Most of Leicester's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 13 schools or 54% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between good and low - about 25% and 21% of secondary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 21% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Leicester's secondary schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.
| Name | Ages | Capacity | SEN Support | Ofsted | P8 Attainment | Teacher/Pupil Ratio | Religion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babington Academy | 11–16 yrs | 1,050 |
Good |
Good |
Very low |
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| Beaumont Leys School | 11–16 yrs | 1,050 |
Good |
Good |
Very low |
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| Brook Mead Academy | 11–16 yrs | 1,500 | |||||
| Castle Mead Academy | 11–16 yrs | 1,200 |
Low |
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| Crown Hills Community College | 11–16 yrs | 1,254 |
Good |
Very high |
Low |
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| English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy | 11–19 yrs | 1,066 |
Good |
Good |
Low |
Roman Catholic | |
| Fullhurst Community College | 11–16 yrs | 1,500 |
Good |
Good |
Very low |
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| Judgemeadow Community College | 11–16 yrs | 1,230 |
Good |
Good |
Low |
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| Lancaster Academy | 11–16 yrs | 1,200 |
Requires improvement |
Very low |
Low |
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| Madani Boys School | 11–16 yrs | 390 |
Good |
High |
Low |
Muslim | |
| Madani Girls' School | 11–16 yrs | 390 |
Good |
Very high |
Very low |
Muslim | |
| Moat Community College | 11–16 yrs | 1,050 |
Good |
Good |
Very low |
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| New College Leicester | 11–18 yrs | 1,800 |
Good |
Low |
Very low |
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| Orchard Mead Academy | 11–16 yrs | 1,200 |
Good |
Low |
Very low |
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| Rushey Mead Academy | 11–16 yrs | 1,620 |
Outstanding |
Very high |
Good |
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| Sir Jonathan North Girls' College | 11–16 yrs | 1,200 |
Good |
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| Soar Valley College | 11–16 yrs | 1,560 |
Outstanding |
Very high |
Low |
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| Soar Valley College | 11–16 yrs | 1,560 | |||||
| St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy | 11–18 yrs | 1,142 |
Good |
Low |
Low |
Roman Catholic | |
| The City of Leicester College | 11–19 yrs | 1,614 |
Requires improvement |
Low |
Low |
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| The City of Leicester College | 11–19 yrs | 1,614 | |||||
| The Roundhill Academy | 11–16 yrs | 750 |
Serious Weaknesses |
Low |
Low |
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| The Winstanley School | 11–16 yrs | 615 |
Requires improvement |
Very low |
Low |
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| Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School | 2–16 yrs | 1,046 |
Good |
Very low |
Very low |
Church of England |
Most of Leicester's sixth form schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 4 schools or 80% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very low and low - about 20% and 0% of sixth form schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 80% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Leicester's sixth form schools most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.
| Name | Ages | Capacity | SEN Support | Ofsted | P8 Attainment | Teacher/Pupil Ratio | Religion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauchamp City Sixth Form | 16–19 yrs | 1,000 | |||||
| Gateway Sixth Form College | 16–19 yrs | 1,600 |
Good |
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| Leicester College | 16–99 yrs |
Good |
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| Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School | 2–16 yrs | 1,046 |
Good |
Very low |
Very low |
Church of England | |
| WQE and Regent College Group | 16–99 yrs |
Good |
Most of Leicester's pupil referral units have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 2 schools or 100% of the total. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Leicester's pupil referral units most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.
| Name | Ages | Capacity | SEN Support | Ofsted | P8 Attainment | Teacher/Pupil Ratio | Religion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester City Primary PRU | 5–11 yrs |
Good |
Very low |
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| Leicester Partnership School | 11–16 yrs | 160 |
Good |
Very low |