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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Leicester City Primary PRU | 5–11 yrs |
Good |
Very low |
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Leicester Partnership School | 11–16 yrs | 160 |
Good |
Very low |