Schools in Leicester
142 open schools in this local authority, ranked by their latest Ofsted signal. How the signal works — three inspection systems currently coexist, so treat it as a guide, not a verdict.
Secondary (21)
| School | Ofsted | Ages | Demand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brook Mead Academy Free schools | Outstanding (2024) · previous system | 11–16 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Castle Mead Academy Free schools | Outstanding (2023) · previous system | 11–16 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Rushey Mead Academy Academy converter | Outstanding (2022) · previous system | 11–16 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| The City of Leicester College Academy converter | Most areas: Strong standard (2026) | 11–19 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Avanti Fields School Free schools | Good (2023) · previous system | 3–16 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Babington Academy Academy converter | Good (2023) · previous system | 11–16 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 11–19 | Oversubscribed (2026 entry) |
| Fullhurst Community College Foundation school | Good (2023) · previous system | 11–16 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Judgemeadow Community College Academy sponsor led | Good (2022) · previous system | 11–16 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Lancaster Academy Academy sponsor led | Good (2024) · previous system | 11–16 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Madani Girls' School Voluntary aided school | Good (2022) · previous system | 11–16 | Heavily oversubscribed (2026 entry) |
| Moat Community College Community school | Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 11–16 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Orchard Mead Academy Academy sponsor led | Good (2022) · previous system | 11–16 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 11–18 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| The Herewoode Academy Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 11–18 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School Academy sponsor led | Most areas: Expected standard (2026) | 2–16 | Oversubscribed (2026 entry) |
| Beaumont Leys School Community school | No overall grade (2025) | 11–16 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Crown Hills Community College Community school | No overall grade (2025) | 11–16 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Madani Boys School Voluntary aided school | Improved significantly (2025) | 11–16 | Heavily oversubscribed (2026 entry) |
| Sir Jonathan North Girls' College Academy converter | No overall grade (2025) | 11–16 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Soar Valley College Academy converter | No overall grade (2025) | 11–16 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
Primary (82)
| School | Ofsted | Ages | Demand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey Mead Primary Academy Academy converter | Outstanding (2024) · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Catherine Infant School Community school | Outstanding (2019) · previous system | 3–7 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Hazel Community Primary School Community school | Most areas: Strong standard (2026) | 4–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Humberstone Junior School Academy converter | Outstanding (2023) · previous system | 7–11 | — |
| Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School Community school | Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Beaumont Lodge Primary School Community school | Good (2023) · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Braunstone Community Primary School Academy converter | Good (2019) · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Braunstone Frith Primary Academy Academy converter | Good (2024) · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Catherine Junior School Community school | Good (2023) · previous system | 7–11 | — |
| Dovelands Primary School Community school | Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system | 3–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Evington Valley Primary School Community school | Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Eyres Monsell Primary School Community school | Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Falcons Primary School Free schools | Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 4–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Forest Lodge Academy Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system | 3–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Fosse Mead Primary Academy Academy sponsor led | Good (2024) · previous system | 3–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Glebelands Primary School Community school | Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Granby Primary School Community school | Good (2023) · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Green Lane Infant School Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 3–7 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Heatherbrook Primary Academy Academy sponsor led | Good (2024) · previous system | 2–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Herrick Primary School Community school | Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system | 4–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy Academy converter | Good (2023) · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system | 4–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Humberstone Infant Academy Academy sponsor led | Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system | 3–7 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Imperial Avenue Infant School Community school | Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 3–7 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Inglehurst Junior School Community school | Good (2023) · previous system | 7–11 | — |
| Kestrel Mead Primary Academy Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Krishna Avanti Primary School Free schools | Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 4–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Marriott Primary School Community school | Good (2022) · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Medway Community Primary School Community school | Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Mellor Community Primary School Community school | Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Merrydale Infant School Community school | Good (2023) · previous system | 3–7 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Merrydale Junior School Academy converter | Good (2019) · previous system | 7–11 | — |
| North Mead Primary Academy Academy sponsor led | Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Overdale Junior School Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system | 7–11 | — |
| Queensmead Primary Academy Academy sponsor led | Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system | 3–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Rolleston Primary School Community school | Most areas: Expected standard (2026) | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy Academy converter | Good (2023) · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Rushey Mead Primary School Community school | Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy Academy converter | Most areas: Expected standard (2026) | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy Academy converter | Good (2023) · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Scraptoft Valley Primary School Community school | Good (2022) · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Shaftesbury Junior School Community school | Good (2022) · previous system | 7–11 | — |
| Shenton Primary School Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2020 · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Sparkenhoe Community Primary School Academy converter | Good (2023) · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Spinney Hill Primary School Community school | Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| St Barnabas CofE Primary School Voluntary controlled school | Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| St John the Baptist CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school | Good (2023) · previous system | 4–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| St Josephs Catholic Academy Academy converter | Good (2022) · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy Academy converter | Good (2022) · previous system | 4–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Stokes Wood Primary School Community school | Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Uplands Infant School Academy converter | Good (2022) · previous system | 2–7 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Whitehall Primary School Community school | Good (2024) · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy Academy converter | Good (2023) · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Wolsey House Primary School Community school | Most areas: Expected standard (2026) | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Wyvern Primary School Community school | Most areas: Expected standard (2026) | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Bridge Junior School Academy converter | Requires improvement (2022) · previous system | 7–11 | — |
| Buswells Lodge Primary School Academy sponsor led | Requires improvement (2022) · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| King Richard III Infant and Nursery School Community school | Requires improvement (2024) · previous system | 3–7 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Slater Primary School Community school | Requires improvement (2024) · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| St Mary's Fields Academy Academy sponsor led | Requires improvement (2023) · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Woodstock Primary Academy Academy converter | Requires improvement (2023) · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Inglehurst Infant School Academy sponsor led | Inadequate (2022) · previous system | 3–7 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Avenue Primary School Community school | Standards maintained (2025) | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Barley Croft Primary School Community school | Standards maintained (2024) | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School Academy converter | Some aspects not as strong (2025) | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Caldecote Community Primary School Community school | Standards maintained (2025) | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Charnwood Primary School Academy converter | No overall grade (2025) | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy Academy converter | No overall grade (2024) | 4–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Coleman Primary School Community school | No overall grade (2024) | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Folville Junior School Community school | Standards maintained (2024) | 7–11 | — |
| Highfields Primary School Academy converter | No overall grade (2024) | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Knighton Mead Primary Academy Academy converter | Standards maintained (2025) | 3–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Linden Primary School Community school | Standards maintained (2024) | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Mayflower Primary School Community school | No overall grade (2025) | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Montrose School Community school | No overall grade (2024) | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Mowmacre Hill Primary School Academy sponsor led | Standards maintained (2025) | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Overdale Infant School Academy converter | No overall grade (2025) | 3–7 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Parks Primary School Community school | No overall grade (2024) | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Sandfield Close Primary School Community school | No overall grade (2024) | 4–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Taylor Road Primary School Academy converter | No overall grade (2025) | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Thurnby Mead Primary Academy Academy converter | Standards maintained (2025) | 3–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy Academy sponsor led | Standards maintained (2025) | 7–11 | — |
Nursery, special & other (39)
| School | Ofsted | Ages | Demand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Field Academy Academy special converter | Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system | 4–19 | — |
| Millgate School Academy special converter | Outstanding (2019) · previous system | 7–16 | — |
| The Children's Hospital School Foundation special school | Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 2–19 | — |
| Ellesmere College Community special school | Most areas: Expected standard (2026) | 4–19 | — |
| Elmbrook School Pupil referral unit | Good (2022) · previous system | 5–11 | — |
| Netherhall Mead Academy Academy special converter | Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system | 4–19 | — |
| Oaklands School Community special school | Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system | 4–11 | — |
| West Gate School Foundation special school | Most areas: Expected standard (2026) | 4–19 | — |
| Al-Aqsa Schools Trust Other independent school | No Ofsted rating | 3–16 | — |
| Al-Islamia Institute for Education Other independent school | No Ofsted rating | 2–11 | — |
| Avicenna School Other independent school | No Ofsted rating | 11–16 | — |
| Beauchamp City Sixth Form Free schools 16 to 19 | No Ofsted rating | 16–19 | — |
| Cherryleas Assessment Centre Miscellaneous | No Ofsted rating | — | — |
| Darul Madinah Leicester Ltd Other independent school | No Ofsted rating | 5–6 | — |
| Darul Uloom Leicester Other independent school | No Ofsted rating | 11–23 | — |
| De Montfort University Higher education institutions | No Ofsted rating | — | — |
| Educ8 Leicestershire Other independent special school | No Ofsted rating | 13–16 | — |
| Emmanuel Christian School Other independent school | No Ofsted rating | 4–16 | — |
| Gateway Sixth Form College Academy 16-19 converter | No Ofsted rating | 16–19 | — |
| Imam Muhammad Adam Institute Boys School Other independent school | No Ofsted rating | 9–16 | — |
| Indie Education Other independent special school | No Ofsted rating | 14–19 | — |
| Jameah Academy Other independent school | No Ofsted rating | 5–16 | — |
| Jameah Boys Academy Other independent school | No Ofsted rating | 5–16 | — |
| Keyham Lodge School Academy special converter | Standards maintained (2024) | 9–16 | — |
| Land of Learning Primary School Other independent school | No Ofsted rating | 4–11 | — |
| Leicester College Further education | No Ofsted rating | 16+ | — |
| Leicester High School for Girls Other independent school | No Ofsted rating | 3–18 | — |
| Leicester Islamic Academy Other independent school | No Ofsted rating | 3–11 | — |
| Leicester Partnership School Pupil referral unit | Standards maintained (2025) | 11–16 | — |
| Leicester Preparatory School Other independent school | No Ofsted rating | 2–11 | — |
| Leicester Therapeutic School Other independent special school | No Ofsted rating | 5–11 | — |
| Miller House School Other independent special school | No Ofsted rating | 11–16 | — |
| Oakham House Miscellaneous | No Ofsted rating | — | — |
| Spark Vale Academy Other independent special school | No Ofsted rating | 11–18 | — |
| St Crispin's School Other independent school | No Ofsted rating | 2–16 | — |
| The Goldhill Learning Foundation Other independent special school | No Ofsted rating | 7–14 | — |
| The Imam Muhammad Adam Institute School Other independent school | No Ofsted rating | 5–16 | — |
| University of Leicester Higher education institutions | No Ofsted rating | — | — |
| WQE and Regent College Group Further education | No Ofsted rating | 16+ | — |
“Demand” is first-choice applications against places at the latest entry year — admission criteria, not demand, decide offers. Data: DfE & Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources.