Lancaster Academy
Knighton Lane East, Leicester, LE2 6FU
883 pupils · 74% of 1,200 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- LEARNING WITHOUT LIMITS ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Free school meals
- 42.9%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 27 February 2024, published 2 May 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 37.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 26.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 45% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 14.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.56 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 156 | 88 | 190 | 103 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 145 | 93 | 197 | 109 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 139 | 78 | 172 | 97 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 84 | 65 | 166 | 73 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 118 | 85 | 182 | 94 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 103 | 68 | 162 | 85 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 97 | 63 | 178 | 73 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 180 | 78 | 146 | 89 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Sir Jonathan North Girls' College 0.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Wigston Academy 2.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Wigston College 2.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- South Wigston High School 3 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Madani Girls' School 3.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Madani Boys School 3.1 km · Improved significantly (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.