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Thomas Estley Community College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Station Road, Broughton Astley, Leicester LE9 6PT · thomasestley.org.uk · 01455 283263
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46
- average Attainment 8 score. Leicestershire 46.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 883
- 98% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17.8%
- First language not English
- 2.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 131 families put the school first and 159 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 | 159 | 131 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 166 | 154 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 173 | 193 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 173 | 167 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 167 | 154 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46, and 44.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46 | 46 | ||
| ●44.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ●66.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲65.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.24 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 26.8 | +4.5 |
| Sixth form college | 12.6 | −6.4 |
| Further education | 43.7 | +1.3 |
| Other education | 0.5 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3 | −3.2 |
| Employment | 3.3 | −0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.1 | +2.8 |
| Activity not captured | 2.7 | +1.6 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Thomas Estley Community College on 29 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 29 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Jan 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
60% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (73 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 60%
- Replies
- 73
- 8% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (25%) with SEND