Lancaster Academy
Leicester, LE2 6FU · Leicester · secondary school
18th of 19 secondary schools in Leicester we can score, 21 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 1.6/10 against 545 of them, against 1.1/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 26.1 · 11 | 30% | 0.32 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.65 · 10 | 25% | 0.25 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 37.5 · 12 | 10% | 0.12 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 26.1% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 37.5, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.65 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did worse than those nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (1.6 out of 10 against similar schools, 1.1 out of 10 against all schools). Ofsted rated the school Good in May 2024.
Beyond the classroom. Pupils join Young Ambassadors and Charity clubs. They visit Leicester City Football Club, Leicestershire County Cricket Ground, and Alton Towers. Arts activities include visits to the Leicester Print Workshop and Stratford Upon Avon, plus a stage production in London. Trips also cover Duxford air museum, Warwick Castle, and the Tower of London. A breakfast club is available, but there is no after-school club.
Getting in. The school has 962 pupils in a capacity of 1200, leaving 238 spare places. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils to close the gap between their current attainment and the national median? What specific support is offered for pupils who are not in the breakfast club? How does the curriculum
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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