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Countesthorpe Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Academy
Winchester Road, Countesthorpe LE8 5PR · clcc.college · 0116 277 1555
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Leicestershire 46.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,149
- 64% of 1,795 places
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 24.5%
- First language not English
- 4.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 176 families put the school first and 187 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 | 187 | 176 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 196 | 182 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 197 | 187 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 189 | 171 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 191 | 180 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.9, and 40.9% 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 (30.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼40.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼62.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼12.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.26 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 138529)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 30.3 | −4.9 |
| Sixth form college | 10 | −0.1 |
| Further education | 41.2 | +13.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.5 | −4.1 |
| Employment | 3.2 | −3.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.9 | −2.3 |
| Activity not captured | 5 | +2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 students | C (30.1) | Average -0.07 | |
| 103 students | C (30.3) | Average -0.08 | |
| 41 students | Dist (34.3) | Average +0.22 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 108 | C- (28.1) | -0.19 |
| 2022/23 | 86 | C- (28.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 87 | B- (35.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 113 | C (29.8) | +0.08 |
| 2017/18 | 112 | C (30) | -0.05 |
| 2016/17 | 126 | C+ (34.8) | +0.02 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 46.2 | −24.3 |
| Further and other education | 4.2 | +2 |
| Further education | 3.4 | — |
| Other education | 0.9 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 18.8 | — |
| Employment | 24.8 | +2.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.3 | +0.9 |
| Activity not captured | 1.7 | +0.6 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Countesthorpe Academy 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 | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jul 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 138529), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jul 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jul 2019Inadequate
Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138529)
Apr 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138529)
Jun 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138529)
What parents said
74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (304 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 74%
- Replies
- 304
- 26% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 70 parents (23%) with SEND