OFSTED
8 April 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Leicestershire
Trust
LIFE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
689
689 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
340
49.3% of pupils
Male pupils
349
50.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.4 pts
below England
School
24.4%
North West Leicestershire
19.2%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.0 pts
below England
School
3.3%
North West Leicestershire
6.5%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
6.4 pts
above England
School
7.4%
North West Leicestershire
0.5%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
91.1%
628
Any other White background
2.9%
20
White and Asian
1.5%
10
African
1.0%
7
White and Black African
0.7%
5
Any other ethnic group
0.6%
4
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
23.2%
160 of
689 pupils
2.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.8 pts
below
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
41.5
2.3 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.61 · 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
11.91%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.69 pts
higher than
England
School
11.91%
North West Leicestershire
5.52%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
29.66%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
13.84 pts
higher than
England
School
29.66%
North West Leicestershire
12.60%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
7.09%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
5.28 pts
higher than
England
School
7.09%
North West Leicestershire
1.28%
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
95.0%
2.7 pts
above England
Ibstock School
95.0%
North West Leicestershire
91.0%
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.