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Schools in Leicester

Search and compare schools in Leicester with map view, rankings, Ofsted context, performance data and admissions research links. Use this page as a local hub before opening individual school profiles or building a side-by-side comparison.

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Schools indexed
137
in Leicester
Average Attainment 8
47.5
national 46.4
Average Progress 8
+0.16
national 0.00
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
62%
national 45%
Good or Outstanding
66%
of 65 inspected

Averages cover state mainstream schools, the basis of the national figures. Special and independent schools are in the table below but not in the averages.

Ofsted across Leicester

Most recent inspection outcome for every school with a published judgement. Click a bar to filter the table.

Spread of Attainment 8

Number of Leicester secondaries in each band. Click a bar to filter the table.

Leicester schools

Ranked by Attainment 8 — switch the measure to reorder

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Select#SchoolAttainment 8Progress 85+ Eng & maths
1Darul Uloom Leicester
Other independent school
63.6—100%
2Madani Girls' School
Voluntary aided school · Good
61.4+1.1481%
3Al-Aqsa Schools Trust
Other independent school
61.2—93%
4The Imam Muhammad Adam Institute School
Other independent school
57.6—80%
5Jameah Academy
Other independent school
56.6—83%
6St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
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54.5+0.3077%
7English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
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54.0+0.1677%
8Avanti Fields School
Free schools · Good
52.6+0.4669%
9Sir Jonathan North Girls' College
Academy converter · Not judged
52.6+0.5171%
10Madani Boys School
Voluntary aided school
52.2+0.4077%
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High-attainment secondary schools in Leicester

Madani Girls' School
SecondaryAttainment 8 61.4Progress 8 +1.14
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
SecondaryAttainment 8 54.5Progress 8 +0.30
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
SecondaryAttainment 8 54.0Progress 8 +0.16
Sir Jonathan North Girls' College
SecondaryAttainment 8 52.6Progress 8 +0.51
Madani Boys School
SecondaryAttainment 8 52.2Progress 8 +0.40

Catchment distances and university destinations in Leicester

Most leavers to Oxford or Cambridge

  1. St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy1.2% (2015/16–2019/20)
  2. English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy0.7% (2015/16–2019/20)
  3. The City of Leicester College0.5% (2015/16–2019/20)

Most leavers to Russell Group universities

  1. English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy18.6% (2015/16–2019/20)
  2. St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy14.6% (2015/16–2019/20)
  3. The City of Leicester College6.3% (2015/16–2019/20)
  4. Gateway Sixth Form College2.4% (2015/16–2019/20)

Share of sixth-form leavers, pooled over the years shown (Department for Education destination data). England Oxbridge rankings

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