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
Most popular state schools
in Leicester in 2019
Primaries
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1
King Richard III Infant and Nursery School
Community school • Leicester
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2
Knighton Mead Primary Academy
Academy converter • Leicester
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3
Sparkenhoe Community Primary School
Academy converter • Leicester
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4
Whitehall Primary School
Community school • Leicester
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5
St Barnabas CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school • Leicester
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6
Granby Primary School
Community school • Leicester
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7
Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School
Academy converter • North Hamilton, Leicester
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8
Mayflower Primary School
Community school • Leicester
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9
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy converter • Leicester
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10
Evington Valley Primary School
Community school • Leicester
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11
St Mary's Fields Primary School
Community school • Leicester
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12
Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy converter • Leicester
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13
Green Lane Infant School
Academy converter • Leicester
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14
Glebelands Primary School
Community school • Leicester
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15
Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy converter • Leicester
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16
Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school • Leicester
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17
Beaumont Lodge Primary School
Community school • Beaumont Leys, Leicester
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18
Barley Croft Primary School
Community school • Beaumont Leys, Leicester
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19
Abbey Mead Primary Academy
Academy converter • Leicester
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20
Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy
Academy converter • Thurnby Lodge, Leicester
Secondaries
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1
Madani Girls' School
Voluntary aided school • Leicester
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2
Madani Boys School
Voluntary aided school • Leicester
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3
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
Academy converter • Leicester
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4
Rushey Mead Academy
Academy converter • Leicester
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5
Fullhurst Community College
Foundation school • Leicester
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6
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy converter • Leicester
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7
Moat Community College
Community school • Leicester
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8
Soar Valley College
Community school • Leicester
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9
Babington Academy
Academy converter • Beaumont Leys, Leicester
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10
Crown Hills Community College
Community school • Leicester
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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