Ashby School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,669 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.1
Academy converter
The Market Bosworth School
- Pupils on roll
- 842of 860 places
- Free school meals
- 11.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 154
- Ofsted
- Outstanding, 4 June 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Market Bosworth High School (URN 120245, until 1 May 2012).
What the data says
The Market Bosworth School has no sixth form. Of the 163 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 13% moved to a sixth form college, 36% to a further education college and 7% started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 59.5 against 46.1 across England and 46.2 in Leicestershire, with 72% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Media Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 29% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
As an 11–16 school, The Market Bosworth School is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Leicestershire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | The Market Bosworth School | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 163 | 7,799 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 96% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 87% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 36% | 28% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 13% | 10% | 13% |
| — further education college | 36% | 44% | 37% |
| — other education | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Market Bosworth School | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 59.5 | 46.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 72% | 47% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 86% | 67% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 51% | 42% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.39 | 4.13 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 5% | 19% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 43.4 | 32.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 60.4 | 49.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 1% | 8% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 154 | 100% | 88% | 40% | 22% | 88% |
| English Language | 154 | 100% | 89% | 29% | 20% | 88% |
| English Literature | 152 | 99% | 86% | 40% | 21% | 90% |
| Combined Science | 83 | 54% | 65% | 12% | 9% | 80% |
| History | 79 | 51% | 41% | 39% | 26% | 75% |
| French | 78 | 51% | 18% | 40% | 29% | 90% |
| Geography | 73 | 47% | 41% | 30% | 25% | 78% |
| Chemistry | 70 | 45% | 23% | 59% | 47% | 100% |
| Biology | 70 | 45% | 23% | 61% | 45% | 100% |
| Physics | 70 | 45% | 23% | 67% | 46% | 100% |
| Media Studies | 44 | 29% | 4% | 39% | 20% | 84% |
| Business Studies | 39 | 25% | 18% | 62% | 20% | 95% |
| Textiles | 23 | 15% | 2% | 13% | 27% | 91% |
| Design and Technology | 23 | 15% | 11% | 30% | 23% | 78% |
| Physical Education | 22 | 14% | 11% | 82% | 24% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 20 | 13% | 13% | 45% | 30% | 80% |
| Graphic Communication | 20 | 13% | 1% | 30% | 23% | 85% |
| Fine Art | 19 | 12% | 9% | 37% | 28% | 100% |
| Music | 15 | 10% | 5% | 27% | 33% | 93% |
| Citizenship Studies | 6 | 4% | 3% | 17% | 19% | 83% |
| Dance | 6 | 4% | 1% | 33% | 27% | 67% |
| Drama | 4 | 3% | 7% | — | 27% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | 54 | — | — |
| Personal Health | 38 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 14 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Leicestershire
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Brockington College
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Brookvale Groby Learning Campus
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Castle Donington College
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.