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Iveshead School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Academy
Forest Street, Shepshed, Loughborough LE12 9DB · ivesheadschool.org · 01509 602156
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Leicestershire 46.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 985
- 70% of 1,400 places
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20.2%
- First language not English
- 4.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 172 families put the school first and 164 places were offered; 91% 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 | 164 | 172 | 1▲ | 91% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 162 | 156 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 143 | 163 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 193 | 181 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 179 | 194 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.7, and 41.1% 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- (25.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼41.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼58.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲89.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.17 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 120274)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 19.5 | −12.8 |
| Sixth form college | 0.6 | — |
| Further education | 64.8 | +11.4 |
| Other education | 1.3 | +0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4 | −0.9 |
| Employment | 1.3 | −4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5 | +3.5 |
| Activity not captured | 3.1 | +1.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 students | C- (25.4) | Below average -0.30 | |
| 43 students | C- (25.6) | Below average -0.30 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 41 | C- (27.7) | -0.26 |
| 2022/23 | 47 | C (29) | — |
| 2021/22 | 54 | C (30.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 70 | C- (27.6) | +0.05 |
| 2017/18 | 87 | C- (26.3) | -0.09 |
| 2016/17 | 86 | C- (28.3) | -0.20 |
| 2015/16 | 89 | C- (27) | -0.24 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 31.8 | −12.8 |
| Further education | 2.3 | −6.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 15.9 | +1.6 |
| Employment | 25 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 15.9 | +10.5 |
| Activity not captured | 9.1 | +7.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Iveshead School on 24 September 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 24 Sept 2024
- 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, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 120274), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 120274)
Before September 2019
Sept 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 120274)
Oct 2008Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 120274)
What parents said
47% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (129 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 47%
- Replies
- 129
- 13% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on the 53% who had a child bullied
based on 34 parents (26%) with SEND