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Free schools · 1,236 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.6
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The Herewoode Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 979of 1,000 places
- Free school meals
- 53.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 205
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 28 June 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: New College Leicester (URN 131945, until 1 April 2025).
What the data says
The Herewoode Academy has no sixth form. Of the 171 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 35% moved to a sixth form college, 36% to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 17 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 0% went to university (Leicester 40%, England 37%), and 8% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally; 18% started an apprenticeship, well above the 7% England average.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 35% of leavers went to one, roughly twice the England rate of 13%.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 39.4 against 46.1 across England and 45.5 in Leicester, with 28% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
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 Leicester and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | The Herewoode Academy | Leicester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 171 | 4,326 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 83% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 80% | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 8% | 18% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 35% | 38% | 13% |
| — further education college | 36% | 29% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 9% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 8% | 5% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Herewoode Academy | Leicester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 39.4 | 45.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 28% | 43% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54% | 63% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 11% | 40% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.15 | 4.02 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 47% | 32% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 33.9 | 35.7 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 44.4 | 50.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 33% | 55% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 199 | 97% | 89% | 11% | 20% | 59% |
| Mathematics | 199 | 97% | 88% | 11% | 22% | 60% |
| English Literature | 194 | 95% | 86% | 12% | 21% | 63% |
| Combined Science | 191 | 93% | 65% | 4% | 9% | 49% |
| History | 90 | 44% | 41% | 16% | 26% | 42% |
| Geography | 87 | 42% | 41% | 5% | 25% | 34% |
| Computer Science | 51 | 25% | 13% | 16% | 30% | 67% |
| Citizenship Studies | 51 | 25% | 3% | 14% | 19% | 63% |
| Art and Design | 35 | 17% | 7% | 9% | 24% | 66% |
| French | 33 | 16% | 18% | 6% | 29% | 45% |
| Media Studies | 19 | 9% | 4% | 21% | 20% | 53% |
| Religious Studies | 18 | 9% | 31% | 6% | 32% | 33% |
| Design and Technology | 17 | 8% | 11% | 6% | 23% | 35% |
| Spanish | 14 | 7% | 19% | 7% | 27% | 43% |
| Polish | 5 | 2% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Physics | 3 | 1% | 23% | — | 46% | — |
| Biology | 3 | 1% | 23% | — | 45% | — |
| Chemistry | 3 | 1% | 23% | — | 47% | — |
| Italian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Punjabi | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 48% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 66 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 65 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 48 | — | — |
| Beauty Care / Services | 41 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 40 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 34 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 20 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 12 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 10 | — | — |
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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.