Leicester schools and catchments

Leicester City Council has 106 primary schools and 38 secondary schools. 9% of Leicester's schools are private schools. 60 state schools in Leicester follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 56 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Leicester

  1. Outstanding 20
  2. Good 72
  3. Requires Improvement 13
  4. Inadequate 5

Most popular state schools
in Leicester in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    King Richard III Infant and Nursery School

    Community school • Leicester

    Ofsted: Good

  2. 2

    Knighton Mead Primary Academy

    Academy converter • Leicester

    Ofsted: Good

  3. 3

    Sparkenhoe Community Primary School

    Academy converter • Leicester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  4. 4

    Whitehall Primary School

    Community school • Leicester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  5. 5

    St Barnabas CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Leicester

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    Granby Primary School

    Community school • Leicester

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School

    Academy converter • North Hamilton, Leicester

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Mayflower Primary School

    Community school • Leicester

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter • Leicester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  10. 10

    Evington Valley Primary School

    Community school • Leicester

    Ofsted: Good

  11. 11

    St Mary's Fields Primary School

    Community school • Leicester

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  12. 12

    Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter • Leicester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  13. 13

    Green Lane Infant School

    Academy converter • Leicester

    Ofsted: Good

  14. 14

    Glebelands Primary School

    Community school • Leicester

    Ofsted: Good

  15. 15

    Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter • Leicester

    Ofsted: Good

  16. 16

    Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Leicester

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    Beaumont Lodge Primary School

    Community school • Beaumont Leys, Leicester

    Ofsted: Good

  18. 18

    Barley Croft Primary School

    Community school • Beaumont Leys, Leicester

    Ofsted: Good

  19. 19

    Abbey Mead Primary Academy

    Academy converter • Leicester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  20. 20

    Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy

    Academy converter • Thurnby Lodge, Leicester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  1. 1

    Madani Girls' School

    Voluntary aided school • Leicester

    Ofsted: Good

  2. 2

    Madani Boys School

    Voluntary aided school • Leicester

    Ofsted: Good

  3. 3

    English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter • Leicester

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    Rushey Mead Academy

    Academy converter • Leicester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  5. 5

    Fullhurst Community College

    Foundation school • Leicester

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter • Leicester

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Moat Community College

    Community school • Leicester

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Soar Valley College

    Community school • Leicester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  9. 9

    Babington Academy

    Academy converter • Beaumont Leys, Leicester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  10. 10

    Crown Hills Community College

    Community school • Leicester

    Ofsted: Good

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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