The Cedars Academy is a secondary school located in Leicester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 18/01/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.6%, which is 1.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Wanlip Lane, Leicester, LE4 4GH
Website: www.TheCedarsAcademy.org.uk
Telephone: 01162677107
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Leicestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Laura Sanchez
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 140787

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 18/01/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1100
Number of Pupils: 987
Number of Boys: 469
Number of Girls: 518

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.25 Confidence interval -0.45 to -0.05
Of the 162 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 159 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:45%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:38%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:44
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.96
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Riverside Community Primary School Birstall
Wanlip Lane , Birstall LE4 4JU 		3out of 4 1,019 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Highcliffe Primary School and Community Centre
Greengate Lane , Birstall LE4 3DL 		3out of 4 1,155 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Hallam Fields, Birstall
Long Meadow Way , Birstall LE4 3LL 		- not rated 1,256 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Glebelands Primary School
Chancel Road , LE4 2WF 		3out of 4 2,231 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Church Hill Infant School
Church Hill Road , Thurmaston LE4 8DE 		3out of 4 2,323 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Cedars Academy
Wanlip Lane , Birstall LE4 4GH 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Roundhill Academy
997 Melton Road , Thurmaston LE4 8GQ 		3out of 4 2,131 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Rushey Mead Academy
Melton Road , LE4 7AN 		4out of 4 2,936 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
ALP Leicester
Stonehill Avenue , Birstall LE4 4JG 		- not rated 10 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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