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Brook Mead Academy
Secondary • Free schools • Leicester • Leicestershire • LE3 5QS
Outstanding
Top 10 Secondary schools in Leicester
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
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This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the town of Leicester. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total secondary schools
33
Outstanding
6
Good
21
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 20% · G: 70% · RI: 10% · I: 0%
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Castle Mead Academy
Secondary • Free schools • Leicester • LE3 5QT
Outstanding
3
Rushey Mead Academy
Secondary • Academy converter • Leicester • Leicestershire • LE4 7AN
Outstanding
4
Gartree High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Leicester • Leicestershire • LE2 5TQ
Outstanding
5
Soar Valley College
Secondary • Academy converter • Leicester • Leicestershire • LE4 7GY
Outstanding
6
Sir Jonathan North Girls' College
Secondary • Academy converter • Leicester • Leicestershire • LE2 6FU
Outstanding
7
The Martin High School Anstey
Secondary • Academy converter • Leicester • Leicestershire • LE7 7EB
Good
8
Lancaster Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Leicester • Leicestershire • LE2 6FU
Good
9
Kibworth Mead Academy
Secondary • Academy converter • Leicester • Leicestershire • LE8 0LG
Good
10
Bosworth Academy
Secondary • Academy converter • Leicester • Leicestershire • LE9 9JL
Good
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 secondary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
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