Crown Hills Community College

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
School rating
Outstanding
Jan 21 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Leicester
Unique reference
120277
Address
Gwendolen Road, LE5 5FT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1497 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
54.8%
Girls
45.2%
First language not English
74.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
25.7%
Persistent absence
18.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.4%
Pupil ethnicities
Indian 57.8%
Pakistani 11%
Other Asian 8.1%
Bangladeshi 5.3%
Mixed 4.5%
Other White 3.9%
Other 3.5%
African 3.4%
Gypsy/Roma 1.2%
White British 0.8%
Other Black 0.3%
Unclassified 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 30%
Local authority average 40%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 47%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 47.4
Local authority average 45.4
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 4.09
Local authority average 4.02
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award12
Speech & DramaTechnical Award27
ArabicGCSE1
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE43
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE33
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE37
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE24
BiologyGCSE53
ChemistryGCSE53
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE89
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Crown Hills Community College

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
300
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
321
2nd preference
308
3rd preference
132
From another Local Authority
21
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
243
2nd preference
56
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.6
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
297
167
130
Year 8
299
168
131
Year 9
301
168
133
Year 10
299
154
145
Year 11
301
163
138
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
92.0%
87.1%
85.5%
Further education
16.0%
29.1%
36.9%
School sixth form
12.0%
18.9%
35.2%
Sixth form college
64.0%
38.9%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.3%
0.5%
Entering employment
SP
1.2%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
1.0%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
6.1%
5.7%
Destination unknown
2.0%
4.5%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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