Best secondary schools in Leicestershire (2026)
Leicestershire has 62 ranked secondary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Madani Girls' School, in the top 8% in England. The average Attainment 8 here in 2025 was 46.9, against 46.1 for England. 3 are in England's top 10%, and 2 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted. Leicestershire has no grammar schools.
| Rank | School | Attainment 8 (2023–2025 average) | Attainment 8 2025 | Trend | Grade 5+ Eng & maths | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Top 8% in England |
Madani Girls' School Leicester · Girls · Muslim |
60.2 | 61.4 | 73% | Good | |
2 Top 9% in England |
Manor High School Oadby |
59.2 | 58.9 | 72% | No rating | |
3 Top 10% in England |
The Market Bosworth School Market Bosworth |
57.7 | 59.5 | 72% | Outstanding | |
4 Top 12% in England |
Beauchamp College Oadby |
56.4 | 55.9 | 63% | Good | |
5 Top 15% in England |
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire Loughborough · Roman Catholic |
55.2 | 55.1 | 60% | No rating | |
6 Top 16% in England |
Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy Stoke Golding · Roman Catholic |
55.1 | 54.3 | 63% | No rating | |
7 Top 17% in England |
Gartree High School Oadby |
53.5 | 54.0 | 65% | Not judged | |
8 Top 19% in England |
Rushey Mead Academy Leicester |
53.9 | 51.6 | 52% | Report card | |
9 Top 19% in England |
Sir Jonathan North Girls' College Leicester · Girls |
53.7 | 52.6 | 54% | Not judged | |
10 Top 20% in England |
Welland Park Academy Market Harborough |
52.1 | 53.2 | 66% | No rating | |
11 Top 21% in England |
Madani Boys School Leicester · Boys · Muslim |
52.1 | 52.2 | 61% | No rating | |
12 Top 22% in England |
Woodbrook Vale School Loughborough |
52.6 | 51.2 | 52% | Report card | |
13 Top 24% in England |
Hastings High School Hinckley |
51.2 | 48.5 | 52% | No rating | |
14 Top 25% in England |
The Robert Smyth Academy Market Harborough |
50.9 | 53.0 | 63% | No rating | |
15 Top 26% in England |
Soar Valley College Leicester |
51.6 | 51.5 | 48% | Not judged | |
16 Top 27% in England |
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy Leicester · Roman Catholic |
51.5 | 54.5 | 57% | No rating | |
17 Top 28% in England |
Avanti Fields School Leicester · Hindu |
50.4 | 52.6 | 58% | Good | |
18 Top 31% in England |
Bosworth Academy Desford |
49.0 | 48.6 | 55% | Good | |
19 Top 31% in England |
Brookvale Groby Learning Campus Groby |
49.5 | 49.5 | 54% | Not judged | |
20 Top 32% in England |
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy Leicester · Roman Catholic |
50.5 | 54.0 | 57% | No rating | |
21 Top 32% in England |
Limehurst Academy Loughborough |
48.9 | 48.2 | 54% | No rating | |
22 Top 32% in England |
South Charnwood High School Hinckley and Bosworth |
49.3 | 46.5 | 43% | No rating | |
23 Top 34% in England |
The City of Leicester College Leicester |
48.9 | 49.1 | 52% | Report card | |
24 Top 34% in England |
Lutterworth High School Lutterworth |
49.6 | 51.8 | 51% | Good | |
25 Top 35% in England |
Judgemeadow Community College Leicester |
49.5 | 46.7 | 37% | Good | |
26 Top 38% in England |
Kibworth Mead Academy Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt |
48.2 | 47.8 | 50% | Good | |
27 Top 38% in England |
Castle Mead Academy Leicester |
47.5 | 48.0 | 55% | Outstanding | |
28 Top 42% in England |
Crown Hills Community College Leicester |
47.8 | 47.4 | 47% | Not judged | |
29 Top 42% in England |
The Roundhill Academy Thurmaston |
47.4 | 45.9 | 47% | Requires improvement | |
30 Top 43% in England |
Long Field Spencer Academy Melton Mowbray |
47.2 | 46.1 | 52% | No rating | |
31 Top 44% in England |
Redmoor Academy Hinckley |
47.2 | 47.9 | 46% | Report card | |
32 Top 45% in England |
Lutterworth College Lutterworth · Church of England |
47.3 | 48.7 | 48% | No rating | |
33 Top 48% in England |
Ashby School Ashby-de-la-Zouch |
46.1 | 48.1 | 50% | Good | |
34 Top 49% in England |
Rawlins Quorndon · Church of England |
46.1 | 45.0 | 46% | Not judged | |
35 Top 50% in England |
The Cedars Academy Birstall |
45.9 | 45.1 | 42% | No rating | |
36 Bottom 49% in England |
Brockington College Enderby and Narborough · Church of England |
46.1 | 46.8 | 44% | Requires improvement | |
37 Bottom 48% in England |
The Priory Belvoir Academy Bottesford |
46.2 | 46.3 | 41% | No rating | |
38 Bottom 48% in England |
Castle Donington College Castle Donington |
44.9 | 48.2 | 55% | No rating | |
39 Bottom 47% in England |
Thomas Estley Community College Broughton Astley |
45.2 | 46.0 | 44% | Not judged | |
40 Bottom 47% in England |
Humphrey Perkins School Barrow upon Soar |
45.2 | 48.6 | 54% | Not judged | |
41 Bottom 44% in England |
Moat Community College Leicester |
45.2 | 44.6 | 34% | No rating | |
42 Bottom 43% in England |
The Martin High School Anstey Anstey |
43.9 | 44.6 | 44% | Good | |
43 Bottom 42% in England |
John Ferneley College Melton Mowbray |
44.2 | 43.8 | 37% | Requires improvement | |
44 Bottom 41% in England |
Beaumont Leys School Leicester |
44.6 | 45.2 | 39% | Not judged | |
45 Bottom 41% in England |
Iveshead School Shepshed |
43.5 | 43.7 | 41% | Not judged | |
46 Bottom 35% in England |
Charnwood College Loughborough |
43.4 | 43.9 | 34% | Good | |
47 Bottom 30% in England |
Countesthorpe Academy Countesthorpe |
39.8 | 38.9 | 41% | Not judged | |
48 Bottom 29% in England |
Wreake Valley Academy Syston |
40.7 | 39.7 | 34% | Report card | |
49 Bottom 28% in England |
The Castle Rock School Coalville |
41.0 | 42.5 | 38% | Report card | |
50 Bottom 27% in England |
The Hinckley School Hinckley |
41.2 | 43.8 | 41% | Good | |
51 Bottom 25% in England |
Fullhurst Community College Leicester |
40.8 | 39.2 | 35% | Good | |
52 Bottom 24% in England |
Ibstock School Ibstock |
40.2 | 41.5 | 38% | Not judged | |
53 Bottom 18% in England |
Ivanhoe School Ashby-de-la-Zouch |
39.4 | 38.1 | 32% | Not judged | |
54 Bottom 18% in England |
Wigston Academy Wigston |
40.3 | 42.8 | 32% | Good | |
55 Bottom 18% in England |
The Newbridge School Coalville |
39.5 | 41.2 | 37% | Not judged | |
56 Bottom 12% in England |
Heath Lane Academy Earl Shilton |
37.3 | 40.0 | 34% | No rating | |
57 Bottom 11% in England |
Orchard Mead Academy Leicester |
36.8 | 38.9 | 35% | Report card | |
58 Bottom 9% in England |
Babington Academy Leicester |
36.3 | 38.0 | 31% | Good | |
59 Bottom 8% in England |
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School Leicester · Church of England |
36.4 | 37.8 | 28% | Report card | |
60 Bottom 8% in England |
Lancaster Academy Leicester |
35.7 | 37.5 | 26% | Good | |
61 Bottom 6% in England |
South Wigston High School Wigston |
35.4 | 34.5 | 23% | Requires improvement | |
62 Bottom 3% in England |
The Winstanley School Leicester |
31.2 | 29.9 | 18% | Good |
Best secondary school in each town
- Leicester · best: Madani Girls' School
- Oadby · best: Manor High School
- Loughborough · best: De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
- Hinckley · best: Hastings High School
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Questions
What is the best secondary school in Leicestershire?
On exam results over the last three years, Madani Girls' School is the top-ranked secondary school in Leicestershire, in the top 8% of schools in England.
How are the schools ranked?
By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.