OFSTED
14 November 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
15 June 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
7 September 2022
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
1,565
1,565 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
767
49.0% of pupils
Male pupils
798
51.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.1 pts
below England
School
13.7%
Hinckley and Bosworth
16.6%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.8 pts
below England
School
15.5%
Hinckley and Bosworth
7.2%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
below England
School
0.3%
Hinckley and Bosworth
0.4%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
62.6%
980
Indian
15.0%
235
Any other White background
6.4%
100
White and Asian
2.9%
45
Any other Mixed background
2.2%
34
White and Black Caribbean
2.2%
34
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
13.9%
218 of
1,565 pupils
6.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.9 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
48.6
9.4 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.08 · 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
6.16%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.06 pts
lower than
England
School
6.16%
Hinckley and Bosworth
5.57%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.17%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.65 pts
lower than
England
School
15.17%
Hinckley and Bosworth
12.99%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.42%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.62 pts
higher than
England
School
2.42%
Hinckley and Bosworth
1.62%
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
96.2%
3.9 pts
above England
Bosworth Academy
96.2%
Hinckley and Bosworth
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.