Schools in Leicester

• 136open schools
• 87primary
• 21secondary
• 21independent
• 61,929pupils

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Latest Ofsted inspections in Leicester

How the latest inspection of each open school here was reported. Ofsted has changed how it reports several times, so these can’t be added up into one score. Why.

Overall grade given (before Sept 2024)36

Ungraded inspection47

Sub-grades, no overall grade (Sept 2024 to Nov 2025)14

Report card (from Nov 2025)16

Of the schools whose latest inspection gave an overall grade:

Outstanding5

Good29

Requires improvement2

Inadequate0

136 schools, A to Z — page 1 of 3.

• Abbey Mead Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 718 pupils

  109 Ross Walk, Leicester, LE4 5HH

  Ofsted 5 Mar 2024: Outstanding

• Al-Aqsa Schools Trust

  All-through · Other independent school · ages 3 to 16 · 297 pupils

  The Wayne Way, Leicester, LE5 4PP

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Islam Independent

• Al-Islamia Institute for Education

  Primary · Other independent school · ages 2 to 11 · 103 pupils

  5-7 Evington Street, Leicester, LE2 0SA

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 881 pupils

  Avebury Avenue, Leicester, LE4 0FQ

  Ofsted report card, 8 Sep 2026

• Ash Field Academy

  Special school · Academy special converter · ages 4 to 19 · 162 pupils

  Broad Avenue, Leicester, LE5 4PY

  Ofsted 3 Jul 2024 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

• Avanti Fields School

  All-through · Free schools · ages 3 to 16 · 1,236 pupils

  21 Bhaktivedanta Marg, Leicester, LE5 0BX

  Ofsted 25 Apr 2023: Good

  Hindu

• Avenue Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 545 pupils

  Avenue Road Extension, Leicester, LE2 3EJ

  Ofsted 9 Apr 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Avicenna School

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 11 to 16 · 27 pupils

  Fraser Noble Building, London Road, Leicester, LE1 7RA

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Babington Academy

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 1,339 pupils

  Strasbourg Drive, Beaumont Leys, Leicester, LE4 0SZ

  Ofsted 28 Mar 2023: Good

• Barley Croft Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 324 pupils

  Malham Close, Beaumont Leys, Leicester, LE4 0UT

  Ofsted 11 Dec 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Beauchamp City Sixth Form

  Sixth form and 16 to 19 · Free schools 16 to 19 · ages 16 to 19 · 1,041 pupils

  1 South Albion Street, Leicester, LE1 6JL

  No inspection in this data yet

• Beaumont Leys School

  Secondary · Community school · ages 11 to 16 · 1,062 pupils

  Anstey Lane, Leicester, LE4 0FL

  Ofsted 7 May 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Beaumont Lodge Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 221 pupils

  Astill Lodge Road, Beaumont Leys, Beaumont Lodge Primary School, Astill Lodge Road, Leicester, Le4 1dt, United Kingdom, Leicester, LE4 1DT

  Ofsted 3 Oct 2023: Good

• Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 172 pupils

  Thurcaston Road, Leicester, LE4 5PG

  Ofsted 2 Apr 2025 (ungraded): Some aspects not as strong

  Church of England

• Braunstone Community Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 429 pupils

  Cort Crescent, Braunstone, Leicester, LE3 1QH

  Ofsted 5 Feb 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Braunstone Frith Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 438 pupils

  Cuffling Drive, Leicester, LE3 6NF

  Ofsted 12 Mar 2024: Good

• Bridge Junior School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 7 to 11 · 295 pupils

  Mere Close, Off Mere Road, Leicester, LE5 3HH

  Ofsted 29 Nov 2022: Requires improvement (predecessor school)

• Brook Mead Academy

  Secondary · Free schools · ages 11 to 16 · 1,104 pupils

  2 Garland Crescent, Leicester, LE3 9BN

  Ofsted 19 Mar 2024: Outstanding

• Buswells Lodge Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 353 pupils

  Beauville Drive, Beaumont Leys, Leicester, LE4 0PT

  Ofsted 24 May 2022: Requires improvement (predecessor school)

• Caldecote Community Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 600 pupils

  164 Hallam Crescent East, Braunstone, Leicester, LE3 1FF

  Ofsted 9 Apr 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Castle Mead Academy

  Secondary · Free schools · ages 11 to 16 · 1,223 pupils

  Richard III Road, Leicester, LE3 5QT

  Ofsted 24 Oct 2023: Outstanding

• Catherine Infant School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 7 · 378 pupils

  Ulverscroft Road, Catherine Infant School, Leicester, LE4 6BY

  Ofsted 26 Feb 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Catherine Junior School

  Primary · Community school · ages 7 to 11 · 454 pupils

  Brandon Street, Leicester, LE4 6AZ

  Ofsted 25 Oct 2023: Good

• Charnwood Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 400 pupils

  Nedham Street, Leicester, LE2 0HE

  Ofsted 8 Apr 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 645 pupils

  Glenfield Road, Leicester, LE3 6DF

  Ofsted 26 Nov 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  Roman Catholic

• Coleman Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 450 pupils

  Gwendolen Road, Leicester, LE5 5FS

  Ofsted 5 Nov 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• Crown Hills Community College

  Secondary · Community school · ages 11 to 16 · 1,493 pupils

  Gwendolen Road, Leicester, LE5 5FT

  Ofsted 21 Jan 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Darul Madinah Leicester Ltd

  Primary · Other independent school · ages 5 to 6 · 4 pupils

  Malabar Road, Leicester, LE1 2LG

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Darul Uloom Leicester

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 11 to 23 · Boys · 142 pupils

  119 Loughborough Road, Leicester, LE4 5LN

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Independent

• Dovelands Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 534 pupils

  Hinckley Road, Leicester, LE3 0TJ

  Ofsted report card, 8 Sep 2026

• Educ8 Leicestershire

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 13 to 16 · 15 pupils

  Allexton Youth and Community Centre, Frolesworth Road, New Parks, Leicester, LE3 6LP

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Ellesmere College

  Special school · Community special school · ages 4 to 19 · 441 pupils

  40 Braunstone Lane East, Leicester, LE3 2FD

  Ofsted report card, 6 May 2026

• Elmbrook School

  Alternative provision · Pupil referral unit · ages 5 to 11 · 31 pupils

  231 Netherhall Road, Leicester, LE5 1DT

  Ofsted 24 May 2022: Good

• Emmanuel Christian School

  All-through · Other independent school · ages 4 to 16 · 59 pupils

  The Grounds of Braunstone, Evangelical Free Church, Didsbury Street, Braunstone, LE3 1QP

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Independent

• English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 19 · 1,143 pupils

  Anstey Lane, Leicester, LE4 0FJ

  Ofsted 5 May 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Roman Catholic

• Evington Valley Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 339 pupils

  Evington Valley Road, Leicester, LE5 5LL

  Ofsted 25 Jan 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Eyres Monsell Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 388 pupils

  Simmins Crescent, Eyres Monsell, Leicester, LE2 9AH

  Ofsted 14 Feb 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Falcons Primary School

  Primary · Free schools · ages 4 to 11 · 293 pupils

  George Hine House, Gipsy Lane, Leicester, LE5 0TA

  Ofsted 3 Feb 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Sikh

• Folville Junior School

  Primary · Community school · ages 7 to 11 · 355 pupils

  Folville Rise, Leicester, LE3 1EE

  Ofsted 4 Dec 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Forest Lodge Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 552 pupils

  Charnor Road, Leicester, LE3 6LH

  Ofsted 16 Jun 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Fosse Mead Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 433 pupils

  Balfour Street, Leicester, LE3 5EA

  Ofsted 2 Jul 2024: Good

• Fullhurst Community College

  Secondary · Foundation school · ages 11 to 16 · 1,441 pupils

  Imperial Avenue, Leicester, LE3 1AH

  Ofsted 26 Sep 2023: Good

• Gateway Sixth Form College

  Sixth form and 16 to 19 · Academy 16-19 converter · ages 16 to 19 · 0 pupils

  Colin Grundy Drive, Leicester, LE5 1GA

  No inspection in this data yet

• Glebelands Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 326 pupils

  Chancel Road, Leicester, LE4 2WF

  Ofsted 28 Jun 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Granby Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 460 pupils

  Granby Road, Leicester, LE2 8LP

  Ofsted 23 May 2023: Good

• Green Lane Infant School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 7 · 278 pupils

  Spinney Hill Road, Leicester, LE5 3GG

  Ofsted 26 Apr 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Hazel Community Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 410 pupils

  Hazel Street, Leicester, LE2 7JN

  Ofsted report card, 20 Jan 2026

• Heatherbrook Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 2 to 11 · 150 pupils

  Astill Lodge Road, Beaumont Leys, Leicester, LE4 1BE

  Ofsted 20 Mar 2024: Good

• Herrick Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 305 pupils

  Lockerbie Avenue, Rushey Mead, Lockerbie Avenue, Rushey Mead, Leicester, LE4 7NJ

  Ofsted 22 May 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Highfields Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 352 pupils

  Pluto Close, Highfields, Leicester, LE2 0UU

  Ofsted 5 Nov 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 203 pupils

  Stonesby Avenue, Leicester, LE2 6TY

  Ofsted 21 Mar 2023: Good

  Roman Catholic

• Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 454 pupils

  Sandhills Avenue, North Hamilton, Leicester, LE5 1LU

  Ofsted 9 Nov 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Humberstone Infant Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 7 · 249 pupils

  Main Street, Humberstone, Leicester, LE5 1AE

  Ofsted 12 Jun 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

• Humberstone Junior School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 7 to 11 · 353 pupils

  Main Street, Humberstone, Leicester, LE5 1AE

  Ofsted 31 Oct 2023: Outstanding

• Imam Muhammad Adam Institute Boys School

  Other · Other independent school · ages 9 to 16 · Boys · 152 pupils

  372 East Park Road, LEICESTER, LE5 5AY

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Imperial Avenue Infant School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 7 · 300 pupils

  Imperial Avenue, Braunstone, Leicester, LE3 1AH

  Ofsted 14 Jun 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Indie Education

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 14 to 19

  Creative Mill, 64 Mansfield Street, Leicester, LE1 3DL

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Inglehurst Infant School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 7 · 228 pupils

  Ingle Street, Leicester, LE3 9FS

  Ofsted report card, 12 May 2026

• Inglehurst Junior School

  Primary · Community school · ages 7 to 11 · 308 pupils

  Ingle Street, Leicester, LE3 9FS

  Ofsted 1 Nov 2023: Good

• Jameah Academy

  All-through · Other independent school · ages 5 to 16 · Girls · 217 pupils

  49 Rolleston Street, Leicester, LE5 3SD

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Muslim Independent

Towns in Leicester

• Leicester (223)

Source: Get Information about Schools and Ofsted (Open Government Licence v3.0). Towns are as written in each school’s official address.