Secondary schools in Leicester
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Leicester has 21 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 4,326 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 87% stayed in education (England 86%): 18% in a school sixth form, 38% at a sixth form college, 29% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 1% of leavers, roughly a third of the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 40% of students in Leicester went to university (England 37%), and 10% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 45.5 against 46.1 for England; 43% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Leicester against England
| Measure | Leicester | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 4,326 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 18% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 38% | 13% |
| — further education college | 29% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Leicester
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (21)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avanti Fields SchoolFree schools | 1,236 | 94% | 32% | 38% | 0% | — | 52.6 | 58% |
| Babington AcademyAcademy converter | 1,339 | 84% | 12% | 43% | 1% | — | 38.0 | 31% |
| Beaumont Leys SchoolCommunity school | 1,062 | 83% | 5% | 49% | 4% | — | 45.2 | 39% |
| Brook Mead AcademyFree schools | 1,104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Castle Mead AcademyFree schools | 1,223 | — | — | — | — | — | 48.0 | 55% |
| Crown Hills Community CollegeCommunity school | 1,493 | 92% | 12% | 16% | 1% | — | 47.4 | 47% |
| English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,143 | 90% | 48% | 26% | 2% | 69% | 54.0 | 57% |
| Fullhurst Community CollegeFoundation school | 1,441 | 80% | 4% | 44% | 1% | — | 39.2 | 35% |
| Judgemeadow Community CollegeAcademy sponsor led | 975 | 91% | 25% | 13% | — | — | 46.7 | 37% |
| Lancaster AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 883 | 84% | 4% | 35% | 0% | — | 37.5 | 26% |
| Madani Boys SchoolVoluntary aided school | 450 | 77% | 26% | 5% | 0% | — | 52.2 | 61% |
| Madani Girls' SchoolVoluntary aided school | 452 | 80% | 26% | 13% | 2% | — | 61.4 | 73% |
| Moat Community CollegeCommunity school | 1,091 | 89% | 7% | 30% | 0% | — | 44.6 | 34% |
| Orchard Mead AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1,007 | 80% | 4% | 29% | 1% | — | 38.9 | 35% |
| Rushey Mead AcademyAcademy converter | 1,804 | 94% | 21% | 38% | 0% | — | 51.6 | 52% |
| Sir Jonathan North Girls' CollegeAcademy converter | 1,115 | 90% | 20% | 17% | 1% | — | 52.6 | 54% |
| Soar Valley CollegeAcademy converter | 1,564 | 93% | 19% | 25% | — | — | 51.5 | 48% |
| St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,167 | 92% | 40% | 25% | 1% | 65% | 54.5 | 57% |
| The City of Leicester CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,499 | 91% | 43% | 14% | 1% | 60% | 49.1 | 52% |
| The Herewoode AcademyAcademy converter | 979 | 80% | 8% | 36% | 2% | 0% | 39.4 | 28% |
| Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 979 | 71% | 12% | 42% | 1% | — | 37.8 | 29% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (17)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 11% | — | — |
| WQE and Regent College Groupcollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 54% | — | — |
| Al-Aqsa Schools Trustindependent · Other independent school | 297 | — | — | — | — | — | 61.2 | 80% |
| Darul Uloom Leicesterindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | 63.6 | 69% |
| Jameah Academyindependent · Other independent school | 217 | — | — | — | — | — | 56.6 | 70% |
| Jameah Boys Academyindependent · Other independent school | 190 | — | — | — | — | — | 47.5 | 52% |
| Leicester High School for Girlsindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 249 | — | — | — | — | — | 47.6 | 0% |
| St Crispin's Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | 37.0 | 33% |
| The Imam Muhammad Adam Institute Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 224 | — | — | — | — | — | 57.6 | 70% |
| Beauchamp City Sixth Formsixth form · Free schools 16 to 19 · sixth form | 1,041 | — | — | — | — | 73% | — | — |
| Gateway Sixth Form Collegesixth form · Academy 16-19 converter · sixth form | 0 | — | — | — | — | 44% | — | — |
| Ellesmere Collegespecial · Community special school · sixth form | 441 | 93% | 0% | 17% | 0% | — | — | — |
| West Gate Schoolspecial · Foundation special school · sixth form | 199 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Ash Field Academystate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 162 | 100% | 0% | 9% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Keyham Lodge Schoolstate · Academy special converter | 120 | 29% | 0% | 29% | 0% | — | 10.8 | 0% |
| Millgate Schoolstate · Academy special converter | 123 | 58% | 0% | 47% | 0% | — | 13.0 | 6% |
| Netherhall Mead Academystate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 138 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |