The City of Leicester College 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 requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 24/05/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.1%, which is 2.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Downing Drive, Leicester, LE5 6LN
Website: http://www.cityleicester.co.uk/
Telephone: 01162413984
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Leicester
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ken Vernon
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 120297

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 24/05/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1614
Number of Pupils: 1758
Number of Boys: 918
Number of Girls: 840

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.17 Confidence interval -0.34 to 0.01
Of the 234 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 215 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:16%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:36%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:44.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.63
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Krishna Avanti Primary School
Spencefield Lane , Evington LE5 6HN
3out of 4 664 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Whitehall Primary School
Whitehall Road , LE5 6GJ
4out of 4 846 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School
Main Street , Thurnby LE7 9PN
3out of 4 1,377 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Thurnby Mead Primary Academy
Dudley Avenue , LE5 2EG
3out of 4 1,477 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy
Roborough Green , Thurnby Lodge LE5 2NA
4out of 4 1,541 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The City of Leicester College
Downing Drive , Evington LE5 6LN
2out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Judgemeadow Community College
Marydene Drive , Evington LE5 6HP
1out of 4 605 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Spencefield Lane , LE5 6HN
3out of 4 686 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Crown Hills Community College
Gwendolen Road , LE5 5FT
3out of 4 2,127 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Manor High School
Copse Close , Oadby LE2 4FU
3out of 4 2,704 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oaklands School
Whitehall Road , Evington LE5 6GJ
3out of 4 771 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Leicester City Primary PRU
Gervas Road , LE5 2EJ
3out of 4 1,478 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ash Field Academy
Broad Avenue , LE5 4PY
4out of 4 1,893 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Al-Aqsa Schools Trust
The Wayne Way , Leicester LE5 4PP
- not rated 2,504 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Land of Learning Primary School
5-11 Evington Drive , Leicester LE5 5PF
- not rated 2,920 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.