The City of Leicester College

Secondary Academy converter • Open

Contact

Downing Drive
Evington
Leicester, Leicestershire LE5 6LN

School Profile

Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Religious ethos
Does not apply
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Capacity
1614
Pupils
1569 (Boys: 794, Girls: 775)
Free School Meals
34.7%
Capacity utilisation
97% (1,569 / 1,614)
Establishment type
Academy converter
Type group
Academies
Federation
n/a
SEN provision
None reported
Resourced provision
None
Opened
Jun 2023
Status
Open

Key identifiers

URN
148878
LAESTAB
8564273
UKPRN
10089752
Establishment No.
4273
Ofsted phase
Secondary

Ofsted

Requires improvement (Grade 3) published 23 Jan 2020
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
Early years
9
Sixth form
Good

At a glance

Total pupils
1,635
Age range
11–19
Admissions
Non-selective
Religious character
Does not apply
Faith
Non-faith
Trust (MAT)
ASPIRE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
What do Ofsted grades mean?
  • Outstanding (1) – Highest judgement.
  • Good (2) – Strong overall effectiveness.
  • Requires improvement (3) – Not yet good.
  • Inadequate (4) – Significant weaknesses.
Ungraded visits (Section 8) check whether the previous grade still stands (e.g. “School remains Good”) but don’t replace the last graded judgement.

Inspection history

  • Requires improvement
    23 Jan 2020
    Type: Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
    Quality: Requires improvement
    Behaviour: Requires improvement
    Personal dev: Good
    Leadership: Requires improvement
    Early years: 9
    Sixth form: Good

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective (23 Jan 2020)