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The Herewoode Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Glenfield Road, Leicester LE3 6DN · herewoodeacademy.co.uk · 0116 231 8500
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Leicester 45.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Leicester Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 979
- 98% of 1,000 places
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 53.4%
- First language not English
- 26.5%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Nova Education Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Leicester Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 142 families put the school first and 184 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 | 184 | 142 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 206 | 183 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 200 | 176 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 192 | 163 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 209 | 187 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.4, and 27.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Leicester it was 45.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼27.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼53.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼11.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.15 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 131945)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 8.6 | +0.1 |
| Sixth form college | 16.7 | −13.6 |
| Further education | 47.7 | +11 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.1 | −1 |
| Employment | 2.9 | −1.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.5 | +0.9 |
| Activity not captured | 11.5 | +5.1 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 131945)
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2021/22 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied general | 13 | Merit+ (27.7) | — |
| Earlier years: Applied general | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 10 | — | -0.04 |
| 2015/16 | 6 | — | -0.39 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 131945)
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Apprenticeship | 37.5 | +30.8 |
| Employment | 25 | −21.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 37.5 | +17.5 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 131945)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 28 June 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for The Herewoode Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 27 Jun 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131945)
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 131945), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131945)
Nov 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131945)