Schools in LE
Primary and secondary schools serving LE, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 1,166,015 (2024)
Schools in LE
483 schools in LE: 325 primary, 64 secondary and 94 other, including 61 independent. 94% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 464 that publish a capacity are 89% full overall, and 77 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent9.5%
- Good66.7%
- Needs improvement4.3%
- Serious concerns0.4%
- Not rated19%
The largest schools here
- Beauchamp CollegeSecondary · ages 11–19 · 2,309 pupils · 110% fullGood4.6 miles · March 2022
- Rushey Mead AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,804 pupils · 111% fullExcellent1.7 miles · May 2026
- Ashby SchoolSecondary · ages 11–19 · 1,669 pupils · 92% fullGood16 miles · January 2024
- Lutterworth CollegeSecondary · ages 11–19 · Faith school · 1,580 pupils · 77% fullGood13 miles · January 2023
- Bosworth AcademySecondary · ages 11–19 · 1,565 pupils · 96% fullGood6.4 miles · November 2023
- Soar Valley CollegeSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,564 pupils · 100% fullNot rated1.7 miles
- The City of Leicester CollegeSecondary · ages 11–19 · 1,499 pupils · 93% fullExcellent3.4 miles · May 2026
- Crown Hills Community CollegeSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,493 pupils · 119% fullGood2.2 miles · May 2012
- Brookvale Groby Learning CampusSecondary · ages 11–19 · 1,476 pupils · 94% fullExcellent4.2 miles · February 2014
- RawlinsSecondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,455 pupils · 96% fullGood7.2 miles · March 2017
- Fullhurst Community CollegeSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,441 pupils · 96% fullGood1.7 miles · September 2023
- De Lisle College Loughborough LeicestershireSecondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,376 pupils · 105% fullGood9.8 miles · September 2022
- The Robert Smyth AcademySecondary · ages 11–19 · 1,349 pupils · 96% fullGood14 miles · November 2022
- Babington AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,339 pupils · 97% fullGood1.6 miles · March 2023
- Wigston AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,286 pupils · 82% fullGood4.3 miles · June 2022
- Leicester Grammar School TrustOther · ages 3–19 · Independent · 1,265 pupils · 97% fullNot rated6.1 miles
- Avanti Fields SchoolAll-through · ages 3–16 · Faith school · 1,236 pupils · 90% fullGood2.6 miles · April 2023
- Castle Mead AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,223 pupils · 102% fullExcellent0.6 miles · October 2023
- John Ferneley CollegeSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,170 pupils · 106% fullNeeds improvement14 miles · April 2024
- St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary AcademySecondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,167 pupils · 102% fullGood3.0 miles · January 2023
- Brockington CollegeSecondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 1,165 pupils · 97% fullNeeds improvement4.8 miles · April 2024
- Catmose CollegeSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,153 pupils · 96% fullExcellent17 miles · March 2024
- Countesthorpe AcademySecondary · ages 11–19 · 1,149 pupils · 64% fullNot rated6.1 miles
- Wreake Valley AcademySecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,148 pupils · 77% fullGood5.1 miles · April 2026
- English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary AcademySecondary · ages 11–19 · Faith school · 1,143 pupils · 107% fullGood1.1 miles · May 2023
- East Leake AcademySecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,118 pupils · 89% fullGood13 miles · October 2019
- Sir Jonathan North Girls' CollegeSecondary · ages 11–16 · Girls · 1,115 pupils · 93% fullExcellent2.6 miles · October 2013
- Brook Mead AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,104 pupils · 92% fullExcellent0.8 miles · March 2024
- Moat Community CollegeSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,091 pupils · 104% fullGood1 mile · March 2023
- The Hinckley SchoolSecondary · ages 11–19 · 1,080 pupils · 74% fullGood11 miles · September 2023
And 453 more.
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.