The Lancaster 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 inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 20/01/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.2%, which is 2.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Knighton Lane East, Leicester

School Information

Address: Knighton Lane East, Leicester, LE2 6FU
Website:
Telephone: 01162703176
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Leicester
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Anna Fisher
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143857

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/01/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1200
Number of Pupils: 829
Number of Boys: 637
Number of Girls: 192

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 19.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -1.22 Confidence interval -1.45 to -1
Of the 185 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 125 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:18%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:18%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:29.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.46
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWigston Menphys Nursery School
Launceston Road, LE18 2FR 		3,109 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Overdale Junior School
Eastcourt Road, Knighton LE2 3YA 		983 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Overdale Infant School
Eastcourt Road, Knighton LE2 3YA 		1,024 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Marriott Primary School
Broughton Road, LE2 6NE 		1,032 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Knighton Mead Primary Academy
Knighton Fields Road West, LE2 6LG 		1,070 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Avenue Primary School
Avenue Road Extension, LE2 3EJ 		1,267 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
1out of 4The Lancaster Academy
Knighton Lane East, LE2 6FU 		0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Sir Jonathan North Girls College
Knighton Lane East, LE2 6FU 		221 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
2out of 4Wigston Academy
Station Road, LE18 2DT 		2,893 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Wigston College
Station Road, LE18 2DS 		2,911 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWQE and Regent College Group
University Road, LE1 7RJ 		1,740 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester College
Welford Road, LE2 7LW 		2,221 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBeauchamp City Sixth Form
1 South Albion Street, LE1 6JL 		3,113 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
1out of 4Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, 50 Trenant Road, LE2 6UA 		1,580 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedAvanti Fields School
21 Furrow View, LE5 0BX 		3,131 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedMillgate School
18a Scott Street, LE2 6DW 		640 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
3out of 4Leicester Partnership School
Carisbrooke Gardens, LE2 3PR 		1,110 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester Islamic Academy
320 London Road, LE2 2PJ 		1,971 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Crispin's School
6 St Mary's Road, LE2 1XA 		2,041 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Leicester
University Road, LE1 7RH 		2,042 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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