Leicestershire schools and admissions data

Leicestershire County Council has 258 primary schools and 87 secondary schools. 10% of Leicestershire's schools are private schools. 85 state schools in Leicestershire follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 199 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Leicestershire

  1. Outstanding 42
  2. Good 198
  3. Requires Improvement 23
  4. Inadequate 6

Most popular state schools
in Leicestershire in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Mountsorrel, Loughborough

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    Fossebrook Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Leicester Forest East, Leicester

    Ofsted: None

  3. 3

    Hallam Fields, Birstall

    Free schools • Birstall, Leicester

    Ofsted: None

  4. 4

    Sherard Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Melton Mowbray

    Ofsted: None

  5. 5

    Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Blackfordby, Swadlincote

    Ofsted: None

  6. 6

    Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Blaby, Leicester

    Ofsted: None

  7. 7

    New Lubbesthorpe Primary School

    Free schools • Leicester

    Ofsted: None

  8. 8

    The Fusion Academy

    Free schools special • Barwell, Leicester

    Ofsted: None

  9. 9

    Foxfields Academy

    Free schools special • Blaby

    Ofsted: None

  10. 10

    Snarestone Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Snarestone, Swadlincote

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  11. 11

    Sheepy Magna Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Sheepy Magna, Atherstone

    Ofsted: Good

  12. 12

    Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Appleby Magna, Swadlincote

    Ofsted: Good

  13. 13

    Gilmorton Chandler Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter • Gilmorton, Lutterworth

    Ofsted: Good

  14. 14

    Tugby Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter • Tugby, Leicester

    Ofsted: Good

  15. 15

    St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley

    Voluntary controlled school • Hinckley

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  16. 16

    Woolden Hill Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Anstey, Leicester

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    Richmond Primary School

    Academy converter • Hinckley

    Ofsted: Good

  18. 18

    St Peter's Church of England Primary School Wymondham

    Academy converter • Wymondham, Melton Mowbray

    Ofsted: Good

  19. 19

    Oakthorpe Primary School

    Academy converter • Oakthorpe, Swadlincote

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    Barlestone Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Barlestone, Nuneaton

    Ofsted: Good

  1. 1

    Welbeck, the Defence Sixth Form College

    Institution funded by other government department • Woodhouse, Loughborough

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    Homefield College

    Special post 16 institution • Mountsorrel, Loughborough

    Ofsted: None

  3. 3

    Sense College Loughborough

    Special post 16 institution • Loughborough

    Ofsted: None

  4. 4

    Charnwood College

    Academy sponsor led • Loughborough

    Ofsted: None

  5. 5

    The Winstanley School

    Academy converter • Leicester

    Ofsted: None

  6. 6

    Melton Vale Sixth Form College

    Academy 16-19 converter • Melton Mowbray

    Ofsted: None

  7. 7

    Humphrey Perkins School

    Academy converter • Barrow-upon-Soar, Loughborough

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Ashby School

    Academy converter • Ashby-De-La-Zouch

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  9. 9

    Welland Park Academy

    Academy converter • Market Harborough

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Heath Lane Academy

    Academy converter • Earl Shilton, 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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