# Education in North West Leicestershire

The south west of the East Midlands. 113,263 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 279 square kilometres.

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

In: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands)

## Number of schools

North West Leicestershire: **55** (2026, council level, Great Britain only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government. Published 15 October 2026.

North West Leicestershire had 55 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/number-of-schools#place=E07000134) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/number-of-schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire/education#l-schools-count

## Schools

Exact point level, Great Britain only. Source: Department for Education and Ofsted and Department for Education and Welsh Government and Scottish Government and Ordnance Survey.

Published as points, so there is no single figure for North West Leicestershire. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools#place=E07000134) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire/education#l-schools

## Schools in North West Leicestershire

North West Leicestershire has 55 open schools: 46 primary, 6 secondary and 3 special.

| Latest Ofsted grade | Schools |
| --- | --- |
| Outstanding | 1 |
| Good | 20 |
| Requires improvement | 1 |
| Inadequate | 0 |

22 of the 52 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between October 2019 and July 2024.
4 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.
8 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.

### Primary (46) (46)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS2 2024/25) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Albert Village Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/albert-village-primary-school-e143608) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 234 | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 59% met KS2 standard |
| [All Saints Church of England Primary School, Coalville](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-church-of-england-primary-school-coalville-e120123) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 264 | Good (overall), April 2023 | 77% met KS2 standard |
| [Ashby Hastings Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashby-hastings-primary-school-e148624) | Free schools | 4 to 11 | 149 | Good (overall), June 2024 | – |
| [Ashby Hill Top Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashby-hill-top-primary-school-e138804) | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 308 | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 | 64% met KS2 standard |
| [Ashby Willesley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashby-willesley-primary-school-e143251) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 411 | Good (overall), November 2022 | 85% met KS2 standard |
| [Ashby-de-la-Zouch Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashby-de-la-zouch-church-of-england-primary-school-e120190) | Voluntary controlled school | 5 to 11 | 277 | School remains Good, November 2023 | 56% met KS2 standard |
| [Belton Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/belton-church-of-england-primary-school-e120114) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 65 | School remains Good, October 2023 | 55% met KS2 standard |
| [Belvoirdale Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/belvoirdale-community-primary-school-e119913) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 337 | School remains Good, November 2023 | 48% met KS2 standard |
| [Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blackfordby-st-margarets-church-of-england-primary-school-e145084) | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 86 | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 40% met KS2 standard |
| [Broom Leys School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broom-leys-school-e138891) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 583 | School remains Good, September 2023 | 63% met KS2 standard |
| [Diseworth Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/diseworth-church-of-england-primary-school-e120127) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 21 | Good (overall), May 2024 | 17% met KS2 standard |
| [Donisthorpe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/donisthorpe-primary-school-e149269) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 207 | Improved significantly, June 2025 | 73% met KS2 standard |
| [Ellistown Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ellistown-community-primary-school-e119914) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 206 | School remains Good, July 2023 | 70% met KS2 standard |
| [Foxbridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/foxbridge-primary-school-e149040) | Free schools | 4 to 11 | 101 | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Greenstone Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenstone-primary-school-e150858) | Free schools | 4 to 11 | 28 | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Griffydam Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/griffydam-primary-school-e119918) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 93 | School remains Good, March 2023 | 64% met KS2 standard |
| [Heather Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heather-primary-school-e119926) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 115 | Good (overall), March 2024 | 56% met KS2 standard |
| [Hemington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hemington-primary-school-e119934) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 47 | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 50% met KS2 standard |
| [Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-cross-school-a-catholic-voluntary-academy-e138297) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 154 | Good (overall), May 2023 | 70% met KS2 standard |
| [Hugglescote Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hugglescote-community-primary-school-e151952) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 533 | Good (overall), October 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Ibstock Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ibstock-junior-school-e119931) | Community school | 7 to 11 | 290 | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 63% met KS2 standard |
| [Kegworth Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kegworth-primary-school-e119932) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 240 | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 71% met KS2 standard |
| [Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/long-whatton-church-of-england-primary-school-and-community-centre-e120142) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 111 | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 80% met KS2 standard |
| [Measham Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/measham-church-of-england-primary-school-e139097) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 176 | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 54% met KS2 standard |
| [Moira Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moira-primary-school-e119906) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 184 | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 62% met KS2 standard |
| [New Swannington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-swannington-primary-school-e119917) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 172 | Good (overall), July 2024 | 46% met KS2 standard |
| [Newbold Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newbold-church-of-england-primary-school-e120149) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 30 | School remains Good, March 2023 | – |
| [Newton Burgoland Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newton-burgoland-primary-school-e119953) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 94 | Good (overall), April 2024 | 55% met KS2 standard |
| [Oakthorpe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakthorpe-primary-school-e143611) | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 80 | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 50% met KS2 standard |
| [Orchard Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orchard-community-primary-school-e148947) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 303 | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 82% met KS2 standard |
| [Packington Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/packington-church-of-england-primary-school-e120151) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 92 | School remains Good, June 2024 | 29% met KS2 standard |
| [Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saint-clares-primary-school-a-catholic-voluntary-academy-coalville-leicestershire-e138296) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 193 | Good (overall), June 2024 | 59% met KS2 standard |
| [Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-john-moore-church-of-england-primary-school-e120192) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 110 | Some aspects not as strong, January 2025 | 50% met KS2 standard |
| [Snarestone Church of England School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/snarestone-church-of-england-school-e149584) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 66 | Requires improvement (overall), March 2020, before the school changed | 69% met KS2 standard |
| [St Charles Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-charles-catholic-primary-voluntary-academy-e146105) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 136 | School remains Good, January 2023 | 65% met KS2 standard |
| [St Denys Church of England Infant School, Ibstock](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-denys-church-of-england-infant-school-ibstock-e120138) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 7 | 203 | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [St Edward's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-edwards-church-of-england-primary-school-e120122) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 166 | School remains Good, October 2022 | 70% met KS2 standard |
| [St Hardulph's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-hardulphs-church-of-england-primary-school-e120119) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 58 | School remains Good, November 2022 | 50% met KS2 standard |
| [Swannington Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/swannington-church-of-england-primary-school-e144310) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 66 | School remains Good, September 2021 | 64% met KS2 standard |
| [Thringstone Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thringstone-primary-school-e139767) | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 175 | Good (overall), March 2022 | 42% met KS2 standard |
| [Viscount Beaumont's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/viscount-beaumonts-church-of-england-primary-school-e143610) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 87 | Good (overall), October 2023 | 36% met KS2 standard |
| [Warren Hills Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/warren-hills-community-primary-school-e119981) | Community school | 2 to 11 | 170 | Good (overall), November 2022 | 38% met KS2 standard |
| [Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitwick-st-john-the-baptist-church-of-england-primary-school-e120171) | Voluntary controlled school | 2 to 11 | 383 | School remains Good, June 2023 | 56% met KS2 standard |
| [Woodcote Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodcote-primary-school-e120096) | Community school | 5 to 11 | 126 | Good (overall), November 2022 | 20% met KS2 standard |
| [Woodstone Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodstone-community-primary-school-e119916) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 206 | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 71% met KS2 standard |
| [Worthington School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/worthington-school-e119954) | Community school | 5 to 11 | 52 | Good (overall), April 2024 | 88% met KS2 standard |

### Secondary (6) (6)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS4 2025/26) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ashby School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashby-school-e148549) | Academy converter | 11 to 19 | 1,669 | Good (overall), January 2024 | Attainment 8: 48.4 |
| [Castle Donington College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-donington-college-e138820) | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 684 | School remains Good, June 2024 | Attainment 8: 46.7 |
| [Ibstock School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ibstock-school-e138721) | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 689 | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8: 37.3 |
| [Ivanhoe School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ivanhoe-school-e138350) | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 848 | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8: 43.5 |
| [The Castle Rock School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-castle-rock-school-e138478) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,060 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 39.9 |
| [The Newbridge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-newbridge-school-e138301) | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 863 | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8: 38.8 |

### Special (3) (3)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Castleview School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castleview-school-e134438) | Other independent special school | 5 to 19 | 33 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| [Forest Way School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forest-way-school-e137905) | Academy special converter | 3 to 19 | 293 | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met |
| [Huntingdon House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/huntingdon-house-school-e152172) | Other independent special school | 10 to 16 | 0 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |

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.

## More on this place

- [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire)
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- [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire/crime) (13)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire/people) (24)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire/deprivation) (8)
- [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire/health) (4)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire/environment) (9)
- [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire/transport) (4)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire/connectivity) (5)
- [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire/planning) (3)
- [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire/economy) (4)
- [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire/council-tax) (10)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire/sources) (28)

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