Hastings High SchoolThe Hinckley School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Hinckley.
Summary of the comparison
Hastings High School and The Hinckley School are secondary schools in Hinckley.
Hastings High School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Hinckley School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Hastings High School is ahead on our composite score.
Hastings High School was judged Good and The Hinckley School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.5 for Hastings High School and 43.8 for The Hinckley School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Hastings High School (56.0 in 2021-22, 48.5 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Hinckley School (46.7 in 2021-22, 43.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HinckleyHastings High School | HinckleyThe Hinckley School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C66/100Stronger figure | D51/100 | |
| Local ranking | 8th of 44 in Leicestershire Stronger figure | 31st of 44 in Leicestershire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 859 | 1,135 | |
| Capacity | 800 | 1,450 | |
| Location | Hinckley, LE10 2QE | Hinckley, LE10 1LE | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 48.5 Stronger figure | 43.8 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 52.5% Stronger figure | 41.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69.4% Stronger figure | 66.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 14.4% | 25.0% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.19 Stronger figure | 3.93 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 160 | 144 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 123 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 27.3 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 29.9 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 6.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 859 | 1,135 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 14.2% | 22.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.3% | 9.9% | |
| SEN support | 11.4% | 17.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.0% | 1.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.2% Stronger figure | 9.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 16.9% Stronger figure | 26.7% | 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
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.
Hastings High School
The Hinckley School
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