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Leicester High School for Girls

All-through · Girls · Ages 3–18 · Independent school

454 London Road, Leicester LE2 2PP · leicesterhigh.co.uk · 0116 270 5338

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Overview

Inspection
ISI
Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted
A levels, 2024/25
B-
average result (36.5 points per entry)
Pupils
249
57% of 435 places
Local authority
Leicester
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery class
Yes

The official school record (Department for Education)

Results

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (36.5 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 24.1 (England 46.3)24.12017/18: 40.4 (England 46.5)40.42018/19: 40.5 (England 46.7)40.52021/22: 40.0 (England 48.8)40.02022/23: 39.8 (England 46.3)39.82023/24: 45.2 (England 45.9)45.22024/25: 47.6 (England 46.0)47.6England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●47.646.0
▼0.0%45.4%
▼0.0%64.8%
▼0.0%40.5%
▼3.244.09

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 39.6 (England 30.5)B2016/17: 40.0 (England 31.1)B2017/18: 42.6 (England 32.1)B+2018/19: 39.9 (England 32.9)B2021/22: 49.2 (England 37.9)A2022/23: 45.9 (England 34.2)A-2023/24: 42.2 (England 34.4)B+2024/25: 36.5 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
18 studentsB- (36.5)Below average -0.47
18 studentsB- (36.4)Below average -0.48
22.2%AAB or better
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2423B+ (42.2)-0.09
2022/2321A- (45.9)—
2021/2224A (49.2)—
2018/1924B (39.9)-0.18
2017/1828B+ (42.6)-0.08
2016/1723B (40)+0.03
2015/1651B (39.6)+0.17

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University65.2−18.1
Other education8.7+4.5
Employment17.4+13.2
Not in a lasting destination4.3+0.1
Activity not captured4.3+0.1

ISI

Leicester High School for Girls is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not by Ofsted.

Standards
Met
Inspected
23 to 25 September 2025
Routine inspection

Safeguarding metInspection reports

Standards

Quality of educationMet
Health and emotional wellbeingMet
Social and economic educationMet
Leadership and governanceMet

Earlier inspections

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