Leicestershire schools and admissions data

Leicestershire County Council has 266 primary schools and 87 secondary schools. 10% of Leicestershire's schools are private schools. 71 state schools in Leicestershire follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 216 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Leicestershire

  1. Outstanding 35
  2. Good 207
  3. Requires Improvement 20
  4. Inadequate 8

Most popular state schools
in Leicestershire in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Fossebrook Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Leicester Forest East, Leicester

    Ofsted: Good

  2. 2

    Newtown Linford Primary School

    Academy converter • Newtown Linford, Leicester

    Ofsted: Good

  3. 3

    Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School

    Community school • Blaby, Leicester

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Appleby Magna, Swadlincote

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    Brocks Hill Primary School

    Academy converter • Oadby, Leicester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  6. 6

    The Pochin School

    Academy converter • Barkby, Leicester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  7. 7

    The Pastures Primary School

    Academy converter • Narborough, Leicester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  8. 8

    Swithland St Leonard's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Swithland, Loughborough

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  9. 9

    Swinford Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter • Swinford, Lutterworth

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter • Loughborough

    Ofsted: Good

  11. 11

    Griffydam Primary School

    Community school • Griffydam, Coalville

    Ofsted: Good

  12. 12

    South Kilworth Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter • South Kilworth, Lutterworth

    Ofsted: Good

  13. 13

    Great Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter • Great Bowden, Market Harborough

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  14. 14

    Glenmere Community Primary School

    Academy converter • Wigston

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  15. 15

    Woodstone Community Primary School

    Community school • Ravenstone, Coalville

    Ofsted: Good

  16. 16

    Lady Jane Grey Primary School

    Academy converter • Groby, Leicester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  17. 17

    The Merton Primary School

    Academy converter • Syston, Leicester

    Ofsted: Good

  18. 18

    Highcliffe Primary School and Community Centre

    Academy converter • Birstall, Leicester

    Ofsted: Good

  19. 19

    Little Hill Primary

    Academy converter • Wigston

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    Westfield Infant School

    Community school • Hinckley

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  1. 1

    The Newbridge School

    Academy converter • Coalville

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  2. 2

    Gartree High School

    Academy converter • Oadby, Leicester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  3. 3

    Limehurst Academy

    Academy converter • Loughborough

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    Lutterworth High School

    Academy converter • Lutterworth

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  5. 5

    South Wigston High School

    Academy converter • Wigston

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  6. 6

    Woodbrook Vale School

    Academy converter • Loughborough

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Hastings High School

    Academy converter • Burbage, Hinckley

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Bosworth Academy

    Academy converter • Desford, Leicester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  9. 9

    Rawlins

    Academy converter • Quorn, Loughborough

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  10. 10

    Beauchamp College

    Academy converter • Oadby, 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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