OFSTED
24 January 2024
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
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
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
1,669
1,669 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
874
52.4% of pupils
Male pupils
795
47.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.9 pts
below England
School
11.9%
North West Leicestershire
19.2%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.6 pts
below England
School
3.7%
North West Leicestershire
6.5%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
below England
School
0.5%
North West Leicestershire
0.5%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
89.2%
1,489
Any other White background
3.6%
60
White and Asian
1.6%
27
Indian
1.1%
19
African
0.7%
11
Any other Mixed background
0.7%
11
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
11.6%
194 of
1,669 pupils
9.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.6 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
48.1
8.9 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.14 · 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
8.32%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.10 pts
higher than
England
School
8.32%
North West Leicestershire
5.52%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
19.21%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.40 pts
higher than
England
School
19.21%
North West Leicestershire
12.60%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.34%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.54 pts
higher than
England
School
4.34%
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
91.7%
0.6 pts
below England
Ashby School
91.7%
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.