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De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Thorpe Hill, Loughborough LE11 4SQ · delisle.leics.sch.uk · 01509 268739

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
55.1
average Attainment 8 score. Leicestershire 46.2, England 46
Demand for places
1.2
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,376
68 over 1,308 places · 105%
Local authority
Leicestershire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
16.4%
First language not English
24.6%
School census 2025/26
Trust
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 262 families put the school first and 211 places were offered; 76% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 207 (Places 219)207September 2023: 188 (Places 204)188September 2024: 181 (Places 203)181September 2025: 217 (Places 216)217September 2026: 262 (Places 211)262Places 211
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262112621.2▲76%
September 2025Sept 20252162171▲98%
September 2024Sept 20242031810.9100%
September 2023Sept 20232041880.999%
September 2022Sept 20222192070.995%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 55.1, and 60% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Leicestershire it was 46.2, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (37.4 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: 47.9 (England 46.3)47.92017/18: 45.4 (England 46.5)45.42018/19: 48.1 (England 46.7)48.12021/22: 55.3 (England 48.8)55.32022/23: 56.3 (England 46.3)56.32023/24: 54.1 (England 45.9)54.12024/25: 55.1 (England 46.0)55.1England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲55.146.0
▲60.0%45.4%
▲76.4%64.8%
▲49.1%40.5%
▲5.054.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form59.6+10.8
Sixth form college0.5−1
Further education31.2−6.7
Other education0.9+0.4
Apprenticeship1.4−0.1
Employment0.9−2.1
Not in a lasting destination3.7−2.2
Activity not captured1.8+0.8

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: 27.2 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 28.6 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 32.0 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 28.9 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 40.0 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 37.8 (England 34.2)B-2023/24: 31.4 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 37.4 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
106 studentsB- (37.4)Average -0.07
107 studentsB- (37.6)Average -0.08
16 studentsMerit+ (27.6)Average -0.12
25.6%AAB or better
99%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2492C (31.4)-0.34
2022/2396B- (37.8)—
2021/2293B (40)—
2018/19150C (28.9)-0.24
2017/18149C+ (32)-0.05
2016/17136C (28.6)-0.31
2015/16114C- (27.2)-0.04

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University55.2−20.1
Further education2.10
Apprenticeship4.2−2.3
Employment24+13.2
Not in a lasting destination7.3+3
Activity not captured7.3+6.2

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire on 6 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
6 May 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and well-beingStrong standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Sept 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Dec 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Sept 2011Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (105 replies, to 4 September 2023).

Recommend
79%
Replies
105
8% · 4 Sept 2023
Child is happy at school▼85% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe●91% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲89% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲92% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▼82% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼70% agreeEngland 82%
Told how child is doing▲87% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▼87% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities●92% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development●77% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼67% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 76% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●50% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 40% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲75% agreeEngland 67%

based on 16 parents (15%) with SEND

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