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The Roundhill Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
997 Melton Road, Thurmaston, Leicester LE4 8GQ · roundhill.bepschools.org · 0116 269 3896
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Leicestershire 46.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 686
- 91% of 750 places
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 22.3%
- First language not English
- 22.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 82 families put the school first and 121 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 121 | 82 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 105 | 80 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 110 | 85 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 130 | 105 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 148 | 134 | 0.9 | 93% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.9, and 46.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Leicestershire it was 46.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ●46.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲68.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼8.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.88 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 17.8 | +4.9 |
| Sixth form college | 8.9 | −0.8 |
| Further education | 59.4 | +5.2 |
| Other education | 0.6 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4 | −5.3 |
| Employment | 2.2 | −1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5 | −4 |
| Activity not captured | 1.7 | +1.1 |
Ofsted
The Roundhill Academy was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 3 July 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 3 Jul 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Dec 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2022Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met Oct 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
65% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (23 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 65%
- Replies
- 23
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 39% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied