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Secondary schools in Leicestershire
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.
What the data says
Leicestershire has 44 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 7,799 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 85% stayed in education (England 86%): 28% in a school sixth form, 10% at a sixth form college, 44% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 5% of leavers, well above the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 40% of students in Leicestershire went to university (England 37%), and 17% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 46.2 against 46.1 for England; 47% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Leicestershire against England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 7,799 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 28% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 10% | 13% |
| — further education college | 44% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 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.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
Map of secondary schools in Leicestershire
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 (44)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashby SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,669 | 83% | 39% | 43% | 4% | 65% | 48.1 | 50% |
| Beauchamp CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 2,309 | 94% | 57% | 16% | 1% | 69% | 55.9 | 63% |
| Bosworth AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,565 | 81% | 40% | 32% | 8% | 66% | 48.6 | 55% |
| Brockington CollegeAcademy converter | 1,165 | 82% | 14% | 41% | 5% | — | 46.8 | 44% |
| Brookvale Groby Learning CampusAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,476 | 82% | 34% | 36% | 7% | 64% | 49.5 | 54% |
| Castle Donington CollegeAcademy converter | 684 | 79% | 7% | 70% | 7% | — | 48.2 | 55% |
| Charnwood CollegeAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 664 | 74% | 22% | 46% | 10% | 43% | 43.9 | 34% |
| Countesthorpe AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,149 | 82% | 38% | 34% | 7% | 57% | 38.9 | 41% |
| De Lisle College Loughborough LeicestershireAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,376 | 90% | 48% | 40% | 3% | 77% | 55.1 | 60% |
| Gartree High SchoolAcademy converter | 924 | 91% | 34% | 14% | 3% | — | 54.0 | 65% |
| Hastings High SchoolAcademy converter | 890 | 90% | 33% | 34% | 3% | — | 48.5 | 53% |
| Heath Lane AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 644 | 77% | 12% | 49% | 3% | — | 40.0 | 34% |
| Humphrey Perkins SchoolAcademy converter | 863 | 83% | 9% | 69% | 6% | — | 48.6 | 54% |
| Ibstock SchoolAcademy converter | 689 | — | — | — | — | — | 41.5 | 38% |
| Ivanhoe SchoolAcademy converter | 848 | — | — | — | — | — | 38.1 | 32% |
| Iveshead SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 985 | 86% | 24% | 60% | 6% | 47% | 43.7 | 41% |
| John Ferneley CollegeAcademy converter | 1,170 | 83% | 30% | 52% | 5% | — | 43.8 | 37% |
| Kibworth Mead AcademyAcademy converter | 852 | 81% | 17% | 39% | 5% | — | 47.8 | 50% |
| Limehurst AcademyAcademy converter | 656 | 92% | 30% | 60% | 0% | — | 48.2 | 54% |
| Long Field Spencer AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 930 | 82% | 28% | 53% | 6% | — | 46.1 | 52% |
| Lutterworth CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,580 | 84% | 45% | 34% | 7% | 51% | 48.7 | 48% |
| Lutterworth High SchoolAcademy converter | 849 | 90% | 41% | 43% | 4% | — | 51.8 | 51% |
| Manor High SchoolAcademy converter | 941 | 93% | 34% | 11% | 1% | — | 58.9 | 72% |
| RawlinsAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,455 | 90% | 43% | 45% | 4% | 62% | 45.0 | 46% |
| Redmoor AcademyAcademy converter | 990 | 85% | 15% | 41% | 3% | — | 47.9 | 46% |
| Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 731 | 87% | 44% | 29% | 4% | — | 54.3 | 63% |
| South Charnwood High SchoolAcademy converter | 866 | 94% | 19% | 65% | 4% | — | 46.5 | 43% |
| South Wigston High SchoolAcademy converter | 730 | 82% | 14% | 58% | 3% | — | 34.5 | 23% |
| The Castle Rock SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,060 | 84% | 17% | 66% | 6% | 39% | 42.5 | 38% |
| The Cedars AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 985 | 85% | 10% | 68% | 3% | 70% | 45.1 | 42% |
| The Hinckley SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,080 | 82% | 31% | 39% | 8% | 44% | 43.8 | 41% |
| The Market Bosworth SchoolAcademy converter | 842 | 87% | 36% | 36% | 7% | — | 59.5 | 72% |
| The Martin High School AnsteyAcademy converter | 781 | 82% | 8% | 56% | 7% | — | 44.6 | 44% |
| The Newbridge SchoolAcademy converter | 863 | 83% | 5% | 77% | 6% | — | 41.2 | 37% |
| The Priory Belvoir AcademyAcademy converter | 672 | 84% | 32% | 52% | 7% | — | 46.3 | 41% |
| The Robert Smyth AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,349 | 84% | 39% | 36% | 4% | 58% | 53.0 | 63% |
| The Roundhill AcademyAcademy converter | 686 | 85% | 26% | 50% | 7% | — | 45.9 | 47% |
| The Winstanley SchoolAcademy converter | 643 | 77% | 1% | 48% | 3% | — | 29.9 | 18% |
| Thomas Estley Community CollegeAcademy converter | 883 | 84% | 21% | 43% | 5% | — | 46.0 | 44% |
| Welland Park AcademyAcademy converter | 1,014 | 86% | 19% | 41% | 4% | — | 53.2 | 66% |
| Wigston AcademyAcademy converter | 1,286 | 84% | 33% | 47% | 4% | — | 42.8 | 32% |
| Wigston CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 241 | — | — | — | — | 46% | — | — |
| Woodbrook Vale SchoolAcademy converter | 839 | 87% | 10% | 72% | 2% | — | 51.2 | 53% |
| Wreake Valley AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,148 | 84% | 37% | 43% | 3% | 55% | 39.7 | 34% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (26)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loughborough Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 29% | — | — |
| Brooke House Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | 9.0 | 0% |
| Brooke House Day Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | 21.4 | 29% |
| Dixie Grammar Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 462 | — | — | — | — | — | 20.1 | 0% |
| Leicester Grammar School Trustindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 1,265 | — | — | — | — | — | 21.4 | 0% |
| LGS Stoneygateindependent · Other independent school · selective | 236 | — | — | — | — | — | 28.2 | 44% |
| Loughborough Grammar Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 783 | — | — | — | — | — | 50.4 | 0% |
| Loughborough High Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 564 | — | — | — | — | — | 17.7 | 0% |
| Ratcliffe Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 923 | — | — | — | — | — | 50.3 | 69% |
| Twycross House Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 383 | — | — | — | — | — | 64.7 | 87% |
| Melton Vale Sixth Form Collegesixth form · Academy 16-19 converter · sixth form | 533 | — | — | — | — | 45% | — | — |
| Ashmount Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 209 | 100% | 0% | 6% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Castleview Schoolspecial · Other independent special school · sixth form | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 6.5 | 0% |
| Compass Community School Mountfields Parkspecial · Other independent special school | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 15.6 | 14% |
| Dovetree Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 7.5 | 0% |
| Maplewell Hall Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 326 | 100% | 0% | 26% | 0% | — | 15.9 | 4% |
| Oakwood Community Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 | 0% |
| Quorn Hall Schoolspecial · Other independent special school · sixth form | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3 | 0% |
| Sketchley Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | 8.3 | 0% |
| The Grange Therapeutic Schoolspecial · Other independent special school · selective | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0% |
| Wolfdale Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4 | 0% |
| Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)state · Academy special converter · sixth form | 246 | 100% | 0% | 30% | 0% | — | 8.1 | 0% |
| Dorothy Goodman School Hinckleystate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 432 | 100% | 0% | 13% | 0% | — | 3.2 | 3% |
| Forest Way Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 293 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| The Fusion Academystate · Free schools special · sixth form | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0% |
| Wigston Birkett House Community Special Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 250 | 100% | 0% | 8% | 0% | — | — | — |