Schools in LE8
Primary and secondary schools serving LE8, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Blaby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 51,268 (2024)
LE8Postcode district · Leicester
Schools in LE8
23 schools in LE8: 14 primary, 3 secondary and 6 other, including 4 independent. 83% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 21 that publish a capacity are 74% full overall, and one has more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent4.3%
- Good60.9%
- Needs improvement8.7%
- Serious concerns4.3%
- Not rated21.7%
The largest schools here
- Leicester Grammar School TrustOther · ages 3–19 · Independent · 1,265 pupils · 97% fullNot rated2.7 miles
- Countesthorpe AcademySecondary · ages 11–19 · 1,149 pupils · 64% fullNot rated2.8 miles
- Kibworth Mead AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 852 pupils · 95% fullGood4.3 miles · February 2024
- Kibworth Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 596 pupils · 95% fullExcellent4.1 miles · November 2023
- Greenfield Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 555 pupils · 88% fullGood2.0 miles · April 2024
- Fleckney Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 435 pupils · 69% fullGood2.2 miles · February 2024
- Badgerbrook Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 398 pupils · 95% fullGood3.5 miles · November 2025
- Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 329 pupils · 78% fullGood2.9 miles · January 2023
- Great Glen St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 321 pupils · 76% fullGood3.3 miles · May 2023
- Wigston CollegeSecondary · ages 16–18 · 241 pupils · 26% fullGood2.1 miles · May 2022
- LGS StoneygateOther · ages 3–16 · Independent · 236 pupils · 65% fullNot rated3.1 miles
- Church Langton Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 207 pupils · 99% fullGood7.0 miles · April 2026
- All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 202 pupils · 67% fullNeeds improvement2.2 miles · May 2024
- Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 197 pupils · 47% fullSerious concerns3.4 miles · March 2017
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School WhetstonePrimary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 178 pupils · 67% fullGood3.7 miles · October 2023
- Foxfields AcademyOther · ages 4–16 · 105 pupils · 105% fullGood2.7 miles · January 2023
- Foxton Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 94 pupils · 90% fullGood6.5 miles · February 2023
- Billesdon Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 88 pupils · 84% fullGood7.7 miles · February 2013
- Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 78 pupils · 66% fullGood0.3 miles · January 2026
- Arnesby Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 41 pupils · 59% fullNeeds improvement2.0 miles · September 2023
- Wigston Menphys Nursery SchoolNursery · ages 2–5 · 37 pupilsGood2.0 miles · October 2019
- The Lady Byron SchoolOther · ages 5–17 · Independent · 27 pupils · 40% fullNot rated2.5 miles
- White Stacks Outdoor Learning CentreOther · ages 8–19 · IndependentNot rated3.3 miles
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.