OFSTED
29 October 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
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
1,149
1,149 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
574
50.0% of pupils
Male pupils
575
50.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.7 pts
below England
School
22.1%
Blaby
18.6%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.5 pts
below England
School
4.8%
Blaby
11.5%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Blaby
0.2%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
80.5%
925
Unclassified
4.4%
50
White and Black Caribbean
3.2%
37
Any other White background
3.0%
35
Indian
1.8%
21
African
1.7%
20
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
15.1%
173 of
1,149 pupils
5.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.2 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
38.9
0.3 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.80 · 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
9.78%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.56 pts
higher than
England
School
9.78%
Blaby
5.60%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
26.17%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.35 pts
higher than
England
School
26.17%
Blaby
12.67%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.06%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.25 pts
higher than
England
School
5.06%
Blaby
1.84%
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
64.0%
28.3 pts
below England
Countesthorpe Academy
64.0%
Blaby
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.