OFSTED
26 September 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Leicester
Trust
Fullhurst Co-operative Learning Partnership
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,441
1,441 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
680
47.2% of pupils
Male pupils
761
52.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.1 pts
above England
School
39.9%
Leicester
27.7%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.2 pts
above England
School
31.5%
Leicester
53.6%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
4.8 pts
above England
School
5.8%
Leicester
0.6%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
43.6%
628
Any other White background
16.0%
230
Indian
9.4%
135
African
6.7%
97
Any other Asian background
4.6%
67
Any other ethnic group
3.5%
50
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
20.1%
289 of
1,441 pupils
0.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.4 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
39.2
In line with
England
Latest published: -0.17 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
11.79%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.57 pts
higher than
England
School
11.79%
Leicester
6.66%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
33.31%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
17.50 pts
higher than
England
School
33.31%
Leicester
18.63%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.51%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.71 pts
higher than
England
School
6.51%
Leicester
2.18%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
96.1%
3.7 pts
above England
Fullhurst Community College
96.1%
Leicester
97.5%
East Midlands
94.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.