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Charnwood College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Thorpe Hill, Loughborough LE11 4SQ · charnwoodcollege.org · 01509 554400
On the mapSearch near LE11 4SQ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Leicestershire 46.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 664
- 46% of 1,442 places
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 23.8%
- First language not English
- 13%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 108 families put the school first and 142 places were offered; 90% 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 | 142 | 108 | 0.8 | 90% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 118 | 124 | 1.1▲ | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 134 | 122 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 111 | 124 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 94 | 79 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.9, and 33.7% 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 C (29.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼33.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ●65.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ●40.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.02 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 17.5 | −11.7 |
| Further education | 61.9 | +6.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.8 | −1.4 |
| Employment | 3.2 | −1.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.5 | +8 |
| Activity not captured | 3.2 | +0.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 students | C (29.5) | Below average -0.50 | |
| 30 students | C (29.5) | Below average -0.51 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 25 | C+ (31.9) | -0.14 |
| 2022/23 | 26 | C+ (33.6) | — |
| 2021/22 | 49 | C (29) | — |
| 2018/19 | 59 | C- (25.2) | -0.38 |
| 2017/18 | 55 | C- (26.5) | -0.17 |
| 2016/17 | 55 | C- (26.5) | -0.41 |
| 2015/16 | 94 | D+ (24.9) | -0.16 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 58.3 | +5 |
| Further and other education | 8.4 | −5 |
| Further education | 2.8 | +1.1 |
| Other education | 5.6 | −6.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.3 | 0 |
| Employment | 13.9 | −2.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.6 | +0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 5.6 | +2.3 |
Ofsted
Charnwood College was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 September 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Sept 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 120253), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2020Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Feb 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 120253)
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (62 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 62
- 12% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (16%) with SEND