De Lisle College Loughborough LeicestershireCharnwood College

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Loughborough.

Summary of the comparison

De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire and Charnwood College are secondary schools in Loughborough.

  • De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Charnwood College scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire is ahead on our composite score.

  • De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire was judged Good and Charnwood College was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 55.1 for De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire and 43.9 for Charnwood College.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire (55.3 in 2021-22, 55.1 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Charnwood College (46.4 in 2021-22, 43.9 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire versus Charnwood College compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LoughboroughDe Lisle College Loughborough LeicestershireLoughboroughCharnwood CollegeEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB70/100Stronger figureC58/100
Local ranking4th of 44 in Leicestershire Stronger figure21st of 44 in Leicestershire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,340 651
Capacity1,308 1,442
LocationLoughborough, LE11 4SQ Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
GCSE results
Attainment 855.1 Stronger figure43.9 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths60.0% Stronger figure33.7% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths76.4% Stronger figure65.1% 64.8%
Entering EBacc49.1% Stronger figure40.7% 40.5%
EBacc average point score5.05 Stronger figure4.02 4.09
Cohort220 86
A-level results
A-level entries106 28
A-level average points37.4 Stronger figure29.5 35.0
A-level average gradeB- C
Best 3 A-levels points38.7 Stronger figure29.9 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects25.6% Stronger figure11.1% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,340 651
Free school meals (ever 6)15.7% 29.1%
English as an additional language24.3% 13.2%
SEN support10.2% 19.1%
SEN with an EHC plan1.5% 1.5%
Attendance
Overall absence6.2% Stronger figure6.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence15.0% Stronger figure21.5% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire

Charnwood College

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