Best Secondary Schools in Leicester

We checked all 47 secondary schools in Leicester and list every one: 33 ranked, then 14 without a rank.

Schools checked
47
Ranked
33
Without a rank
14

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Leicester. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Leicester also has 159 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Leicester.

Ranked secondary schools in Leicester

  1. 1

    Sir Jonathan North Girls' College

    Academy, 1,115 pupils, inspected January 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    52.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    53.8%

  2. 2

    Rushey Mead Academy

    Academy, 1,804 pupils, inspected May 2026

    Report card: Exceptional
    Attainment 8
    51.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    51.9%

  3. 3

    Madani Girls' School

    Local authority maintained, 452 pupils, inspected October 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    61.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    73.4%

  4. 4

    Manor High School

    Academy, 941 pupils, inspected January 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    58.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    71.6%

  5. 5

    Castle Mead Academy

    Free school, 1,223 pupils, inspected October 2023

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    48.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    55.3%

  6. 6

    Soar Valley College

    Academy, 1,564 pupils, inspected March 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    51.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    47.9%

  7. 7

    Beauchamp College

    Academy, 2,309 pupils, inspected March 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    55.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    63.3%

  8. 8

    Gartree High School

    Academy, 924 pupils, inspected February 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    54.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    65.1%

  9. 9

    Crown Hills Community College

    Local authority maintained, 1,493 pupils, inspected January 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    47.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    47.2%

  10. 9

    Madani Boys School

    Local authority maintained, 450 pupils, inspected January 2016

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    52.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    61.4%

  11. 9

    St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy, 1,167 pupils, inspected January 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    54.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    57.4%

  12. 12

    English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy, 1,143 pupils, inspected May 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    54.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    57.1%

  13. 13

    Avanti Fields School

    Free school, 1,236 pupils, inspected April 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    52.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    58.2%

  14. 14

    The City of Leicester College

    Academy, 1,499 pupils, inspected May 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    49.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    52.2%

  15. 15

    Brookvale Groby Learning Campus

    Academy, 1,476 pupils, inspected October 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    49.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    54.3%

  16. 16

    Bosworth Academy

    Academy, 1,565 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    48.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    54.8%

  17. 17

    Kibworth Mead Academy

    Academy, 852 pupils, inspected February 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    47.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    50.3%

  18. 18

    Beaumont Leys School

    Local authority maintained, 1,062 pupils, inspected May 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Attainment 8
    45.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    38.9%

  19. 19

    Thomas Estley Community College

    Academy, 883 pupils, inspected October 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    46.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    44.1%

  20. 20

    The Martin High School Anstey

    Academy, 781 pupils, inspected April 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    44.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    43.9%

  21. 21

    The Cedars Academy

    Academy, 985 pupils, inspected January 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    45.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    42%

  22. 22

    Judgemeadow Community College

    Academy, 975 pupils, inspected October 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    46.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    36.9%

  23. 23

    Moat Community College

    Local authority maintained, 1,091 pupils, inspected January 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    44.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    34.3%

  24. 24

    The Roundhill Academy

    Academy, 686 pupils, inspected July 2023

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    45.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    46.6%

  25. 25

    Brockington College

    Academy, 1,165 pupils, inspected April 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    46.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    43.9%

  26. 26

    Heath Lane Academy

    Academy, 644 pupils, inspected July 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    40.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    34.3%

  27. 27

    Fullhurst Community College

    Local authority maintained, 1,441 pupils, inspected September 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    39.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    35.2%

  28. 28

    Orchard Mead Academy

    Academy, 1,007 pupils, inspected June 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    38.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    35.3%

  29. 29

    Babington Academy

    Academy, 1,339 pupils, inspected March 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    38.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    30.7%

  30. 30

    Wreake Valley Academy

    Academy, 1,148 pupils, inspected April 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Attainment 8
    39.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    34.2%

  31. 31

    Lancaster Academy

    Academy, 883 pupils, inspected February 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    37.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    26.1%

  32. 32

    Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School

    Academy, 979 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Attainment 8
    37.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    28.5%

  33. 33

    The Winstanley School

    Academy, 643 pupils, inspected September 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    29.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    17.8%

Secondary schools in Leicester without a rank