New College Leicester
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 28 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Unique reference
- 131945
- Address
- Glenfield Road, LE3 6DN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1012 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 27%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 50.5%
- Persistent absence
- 28.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.9%
White British 56.9%
Other White 11.2%
African 9.2%
Mixed 8.6%
Indian 4.9%
Other Asian 2.6%
Pakistani 1.4%
Caribbean 1.3%
Other Black 1.2%
Other 1.1%
Unclassified 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Chinese 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.26
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.3
Local authority average 45.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.48
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 43 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 12 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 68 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 21 |
| Sports Leadership | Technical Award | 36 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 33 |
| Biology | GCSE | 2 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 2 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
New College Leicester
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 200
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 176
- 2nd preference
- 42
- 3rd preference
- 47
- From another Local Authority
- 10
Offers
- 1st preference
- 176
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 207 110 97 |
| Year 8 | 206 102 104 |
| Year 9 | 206 96 110 |
| Year 10 | 207 103 104 |
| Year 11 | 181 102 79 |
| Year 12 | 5 0 5 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 88.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 39.0% 27.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 9.0% 20.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 32.0% 40.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.5% 1.0% |