Sir Jonathan North Girls' College
Knighton Lane East, Leicester, LE2 6FUOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Sir Jonathan North Girls' College is a secondary school in Leicester for ages 11 to 16. It is one of the 136 schools in Leicester. It ranks 1st of 33 secondary schools in Leicester. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 14 January 2025, report published 6 February 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 14 January 2025
Pupils thrive at Sir Jonathan North Girls' College. The school wants the very best for every pupil. Staff help pupils to achieve excellent academic outcomes. They want more than exceptional examination results for pupils and work hard to support pupils who attend the school to become 'good people'. Pupils are comfortable and confident in their lessons. They learn in focused and ambitious classroom environments. Pupils consistently take great pride in their work. They enjoy working together, sharing their ideas and supporting one another to be successful. Staff provide the right support at the right time, and pupils develop strong and trusting relationships with their teachers. Pupils describe the school as a place in which they can be themselves. They contribute to the life of the school and think about how they can improve the experiences of their peers. Members of the school council develop projects that will leave a lasting legacy, including playing a role in renaming school buildings after inspirational women. The school ensures that pupils regularly engage with positive female role models. Pupils are very well equipped to move on to the next steps of their education and for life in modern Britain.
Exam results
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
240 pupils in the year group
Pupil numbers and mix
1,115 pupils on roll, with places for 1,200
Schools near Sir Jonathan North Girls' College
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster Academy | 0.1 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 37.5 |
| Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School | 1 mile | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | Attainment 8: 37.8 |
| St Crispin's School | 1 mile | No Ofsted inspection | Attainment 8: 37.0 |
| Leicester High School for Girls | 1 mile | No Ofsted inspection | Attainment 8: 47.6 |
| Beauchamp City Sixth Form | 2 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Girls
- Sixth form
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr James McKenna
- Phone
- 01162708116
- Address
- Knighton Lane East, Leicester, LE2 6FU
- Local authority
- Leicester
- URN
- 146108
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.