Education in Leicester

Unitary authority

The south of the East Midlands. 383,116 people in 73 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Leicester, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Leicester had 138 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

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138

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Leicester had 138 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Schools in Leicester

Leicester has 138 open schools: 82 primary, 19 secondary, 2 all-through, 14 special, 4 sixth form and further education, 15 independent and 2 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding: 6
Good: 29
Requires improvement: 5
Inadequate: 0

40 of the 113 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between September 2019 and July 2024.

16 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

14 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Leicester

6 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Abbey Mead Primary Academy (March 2024), Catherine Infant School (November 2019), Humberstone Junior School (October 2023), Brook Mead Academy (March 2024), Castle Mead Academy (October 2023), Millgate School (December 2019).

Primary (82)

School	Type	Ages	Pupils	Latest Ofsted inspection	Results (KS2 2024/25)
Abbey Mead Primary Academy	Academy converter	3 to 11	718	Outstanding (overall), March 2024	70% met KS2 standard
Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	881	Report card, September 2026: safeguarding met	55% met KS2 standard
Avenue Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	545	Standards maintained, April 2025	61% met KS2 standard
Barley Croft Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	324	Standards maintained, December 2024	49% met KS2 standard
Beaumont Lodge Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	221	Good (overall), October 2023	79% met KS2 standard
Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School	Academy converter	3 to 11	172	Some aspects not as strong, April 2025	45% met KS2 standard
Braunstone Community Primary School	Academy converter	3 to 11	429	Standards maintained, February 2025Good (overall), September 2019	75% met KS2 standard
Braunstone Frith Primary Academy	Academy converter	3 to 11	438	Good (overall), March 2024	51% met KS2 standard
Bridge Junior School	Academy converter	7 to 11	295	Requires improvement (overall), November 2022, before the school changed	43% met KS2 standard
Buswells Lodge Primary School	Academy sponsor led	3 to 11	353	Requires improvement (overall), May 2022, before the school changed
Caldecote Community Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	600	Standards maintained, April 2025	82% met KS2 standard
Catherine Infant School	Community school	3 to 7	378	Standards maintained, February 2025Outstanding (overall), November 2019
Catherine Junior School	Community school	7 to 11	454	Good (overall), October 2023	43% met KS2 standard
Charnwood Primary School	Academy converter	3 to 11	400	Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade	67% met KS2 standard
Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy	Academy converter	3 to 11	645	Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade	54% met KS2 standard
Coleman Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	450	Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade	59% met KS2 standard
Dovelands Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	534	Report card, September 2026: safeguarding met	63% met KS2 standard
Evington Valley Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	339	School remains Good, January 2023	77% met KS2 standard
Eyres Monsell Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	388	School remains Good, February 2024	34% met KS2 standard
Falcons Primary School	Free schools	4 to 11	293	School remains Good, February 2023	63% met KS2 standard
Folville Junior School	Community school	7 to 11	355	Standards maintained, December 2024	67% met KS2 standard
Forest Lodge Academy	Academy converter	3 to 11	552	School remains Good, June 2022	55% met KS2 standard
Fosse Mead Primary Academy	Academy sponsor led	3 to 11	433	Good (overall), July 2024	58% met KS2 standard
Glebelands Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	326	School remains Good, June 2023	48% met KS2 standard
Granby Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	460	Good (overall), May 2023	47% met KS2 standard
Green Lane Infant School	Academy converter	3 to 7	278	School remains Good, April 2023
Hazel Community Primary School	Community school	4 to 11	410	Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met	65% met KS2 standard
Heatherbrook Primary Academy	Academy sponsor led	2 to 11	150	Good (overall), March 2024	56% met KS2 standard
Herrick Primary School	Community school	4 to 11	305	School remains Good, May 2024	58% met KS2 standard
Highfields Primary School	Academy converter	3 to 11	352	Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade	65% met KS2 standard
Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy	Academy converter	3 to 11	203	Good (overall), March 2023	45% met KS2 standard
Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School	Academy converter	4 to 11	454	School remains Good, November 2022	67% met KS2 standard
Humberstone Infant Academy	Academy sponsor led	3 to 7	249	School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 2024
Humberstone Junior School	Academy converter	7 to 11	353	Outstanding (overall), October 2023	81% met KS2 standard
Imperial Avenue Infant School	Community school	3 to 7	300	School remains Good, June 2023
Inglehurst Infant School	Academy sponsor led	3 to 7	228	Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
Inglehurst Junior School	Community school	7 to 11	308	Good (overall), November 2023	56% met KS2 standard
Kestrel Mead Primary Academy	Academy converter	3 to 11	761	School remains Good, April 2024	79% met KS2 standard
King Richard III Infant and Nursery School	Community school	3 to 7	269	Requires improvement (overall), April 2024
Knighton Mead Primary Academy	Academy converter	3 to 11	233	Standards maintained, March 2025	63% met KS2 standard
Krishna Avanti Primary School	Free schools	4 to 11	414	School remains Good, May 2023	73% met KS2 standard
Linden Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	435	Standards maintained, November 2024	75% met KS2 standard
Marriott Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	421	Good (overall), May 2022	34% met KS2 standard
Mayflower Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	424	Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade	60% met KS2 standard
Medway Community Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	466	School remains Good, October 2022	64% met KS2 standard
Mellor Community Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	578	School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, September 2023	59% met KS2 standard
Merrydale Infant School	Community school	3 to 7	334	Good (overall), November 2023
Merrydale Junior School	Academy converter	7 to 11	354	Standards maintained, March 2025Good (overall), October 2019	67% met KS2 standard
Montrose School	Community school	3 to 11	453	Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade	56% met KS2 standard
Mowmacre Hill Primary School	Academy sponsor led	3 to 11	348	Standards maintained, May 2025	53% met KS2 standard
North Mead Primary Academy	Academy sponsor led	3 to 11	447	School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, January 2024	69% met KS2 standard
Overdale Infant School	Academy converter	3 to 7	352	Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
Overdale Junior School	Academy converter	7 to 11	489	School remains Good, September 2022	62% met KS2 standard
Parks Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	453	Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade	85% met KS2 standard
Queensmead Primary Academy	Academy sponsor led	3 to 11	370	School remains Good, May 2024	87% met KS2 standard
Rolleston Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	397	Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met	42% met KS2 standard
Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy	Academy converter	2 to 11	437	Good (overall), October 2023	76% met KS2 standard
Rushey Mead Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	532	School remains Good, April 2024	46% met KS2 standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy	Academy converter	3 to 11	310	Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met	66% met KS2 standard
Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy	Academy converter	3 to 11	221	Good (overall), March 2023	43% met KS2 standard
Sandfield Close Primary School	Community school	4 to 11	250	Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade	64% met KS2 standard
Scraptoft Valley Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	449	Good (overall), September 2022	37% met KS2 standard
Shaftesbury Junior School	Community school	7 to 11	239	Good (overall), February 2022	58% met KS2 standard
Shenton Primary School	Academy converter	3 to 11	360	School remains Good, January 2020	61% met KS2 standard
Slater Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	189	Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met	67% met KS2 standard
Sparkenhoe Community Primary School	Academy converter	3 to 11	450	Good (overall), February 2023	68% met KS2 standard
Spinney Hill Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	687	School remains Good, November 2022	69% met KS2 standard
St Barnabas CofE Primary School	Voluntary controlled school	3 to 11	335	School remains Good, June 2023	66% met KS2 standard
St John the Baptist CofE Primary School	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	602	Good (overall), June 2023	61% met KS2 standard
St Joseph's Catholic Academy	Academy converter	3 to 11	213	Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met	53% met KS2 standard
St Mary's Fields Academy	Academy sponsor led	3 to 11	433	Requires improvement (overall), January 2023, before the school changed	62% met KS2 standard
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy	Academy converter	4 to 11	274	Good (overall), November 2022	88% met KS2 standard
Stokes Wood Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	429	School remains Good, June 2023	64% met KS2 standard
Taylor Road Primary School	Academy converter	3 to 11	612	Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed
Thurnby Mead Primary Academy	Academy converter	3 to 11	248	Standards maintained, May 2025	43% met KS2 standard
Uplands Infant School	Academy converter	2 to 7	436	Good (overall), October 2022
Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy	Academy sponsor led	7 to 11	447	Standards maintained, January 2025	72% met KS2 standard
Whitehall Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	573	Good (overall), May 2024	71% met KS2 standard
Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy	Academy converter	3 to 11	436	Good (overall), November 2023	73% met KS2 standard
Wolsey House Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	576	Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met	51% met KS2 standard
Woodstock Primary Academy	Academy converter	3 to 11	328	Requires improvement (overall), September 2023	52% met KS2 standard
Wyvern Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	454	Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met	65% met KS2 standard

Secondary (19)

School	Type	Ages	Pupils	Latest Ofsted inspection	Results (KS4 2025/26)
Babington Academy	Academy converter	11 to 16	1,339	Good (overall), March 2023	Attainment 8: 36.1
Beaumont Leys School	Community school	11 to 16	1,062	Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade	Attainment 8: 50.3
Brook Mead Academy	Free schools	11 to 16	1,104	Outstanding (overall), March 2024	Attainment 8: 46.6
Castle Mead Academy	Free schools	11 to 16	1,223	Outstanding (overall), October 2023	Attainment 8: 46.3
Crown Hills Community College	Community school	11 to 16	1,493	Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade	Attainment 8: 49.6
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy	Academy converter	11 to 19	1,143	School remains Good, May 2023	Attainment 8: 55.4
Fullhurst Community College	Foundation school	11 to 16	1,441	Good (overall), September 2023	Attainment 8: 39.0
Judgemeadow Community College	Academy sponsor led	11 to 16	975	Good (overall), October 2022	Attainment 8: 49.9
Lancaster Academy	Academy sponsor led	11 to 16	883	Good (overall), February 2024	Attainment 8: 32.1
Madani Boys School	Voluntary aided school	11 to 16	450	Improved significantly, May 2025	Attainment 8: 52.3
Madani Girls' School	Voluntary aided school	11 to 16	452	Good (overall), October 2022	Attainment 8: 57.9
Moat Community College	Community school	11 to 16	1,091	School remains Good, March 2023	Attainment 8: 44.9
Orchard Mead Academy	Academy sponsor led	11 to 16	1,007	Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met	Attainment 8: 40.4
Rushey Mead Academy	Academy converter	11 to 16	1,804	Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met	Attainment 8: 56.8
Sir Jonathan North Girls' College	Academy converter	11 to 16	1,115	Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade	Attainment 8: 52.9
Soar Valley College	Academy converter	11 to 16	1,564	Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade	Attainment 8: 49.6
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy	Academy converter	11 to 18	1,167	School remains Good, January 2023	Attainment 8: 49.8
The City of Leicester College	Academy converter	11 to 19	1,499	Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met	Attainment 8: 48.3
The Herewoode Academy	Academy converter	11 to 18	979	School remains Good, June 2023	Attainment 8: 38.0

All-through (2)

School	Type	Ages	Pupils	Latest Ofsted inspection	Results (KS2 2024/25, KS4 2025/26)
Avanti Fields School	Free schools	3 to 16	1,236	Good (overall), April 2023	Attainment 8: 54.2
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School	Academy sponsor led	2 to 16	979	Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met	58% met KS2 standard

Special (14)

School	Type	Ages	Pupils	Latest Ofsted inspection
Ash Field Academy	Academy special converter	4 to 19	162	School remains Outstanding, July 2024
Educ8 Leicestershire	Other independent special school	13 to 16	15	No outcome in Ofsted's file
Ellesmere College	Community special school	4 to 19	441	Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
Indie Education	Other independent special school	14 to 19		No outcome in Ofsted's file
Keyham Lodge School	Academy special converter	9 to 16	120	Standards maintained, November 2024
Leicester Therapeutic School	Other independent special school	5 to 11		No outcome in Ofsted's file
Miller House School	Other independent special school	11 to 16	10	No outcome in Ofsted's file
Millgate School	Academy special converter	7 to 16	123	Standards maintained, November 2024Outstanding (overall), December 2019, before the school changed
Netherhall Mead Academy	Academy special converter	4 to 19	138	School remains Good, June 2022
Oaklands Mead Academy	Academy special converter	4 to 11		School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, February 2024
Spark Vale Academy	Other independent special school	11 to 18	4	No outcome in Ofsted's file
The Children's Hospital School	Foundation special school	2 to 19	112	School remains Outstanding, October 2023
The Goldhill Learning Foundation	Other independent special school	7 to 14	32	No outcome in Ofsted's file
West Gate School	Foundation special school	4 to 19	199	Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met

Sixth form and further education (4)

School	Type	Ages	Pupils	Latest Ofsted inspection
Beauchamp City Sixth Form	Free schools 16 to 19	16 to 19	1,041	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Gateway Sixth Form College	Academy 16-19 converter	16 to 19	0	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Leicester College	Further education	16 to 99		Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
WQE and Regent College Group	Further education	16 to 99		Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Independent (15)

School	Type	Ages	Pupils	Latest Ofsted inspection
Al-Aqsa Schools Trust	Other independent school	3 to 16	297	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Al-Islamia Institute for Education	Other independent school	2 to 11	103	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Avicenna School	Other independent school	11 to 16	27	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Darul Madinah Leicester Ltd	Other independent school	5 to 6	4	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Darul Uloom Leicester	Other independent school	11 to 23	142	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Emmanuel Christian School	Other independent school	4 to 16	59	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Imam Muhammad Adam Institute Boys School	Other independent school	9 to 16	152	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Jameah Academy	Other independent school	5 to 16	217	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Jameah Boys Academy	Other independent school	5 to 16	190	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Land of Learning Primary School	Other independent school	4 to 11	193	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Leicester High School for Girls	Other independent school	3 to 18	249	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Leicester Islamic Academy	Other independent school	3 to 11	349	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Leicester Preparatory School	Other independent school	2 to 11	74	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
St Crispin's School	Other independent school	2 to 16	70	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
The Imam Muhammad Adam Institute School	Other independent school	5 to 16	224	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (2)

School	Type	Ages	Pupils	Latest Ofsted inspection
Elmbrook School	Pupil referral unit	5 to 11	31	Good (overall), May 2022
Leicester Partnership School	Pupil referral unit	11 to 16	54	Standards maintained, February 2025

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.