Heath Lane AcademyHastings High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Heath Lane Academy and Hastings High School are secondary schools.
Heath Lane Academy scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Hastings High School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Hastings High School is ahead on our composite score.
Heath Lane Academy was judged Good and Hastings High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 40.0 for Heath Lane Academy and 48.5 for Hastings High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Heath Lane Academy (37.8 in 2021-22, 40.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Hastings High School (56.0 in 2021-22, 48.5 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LeicesterHeath Lane Academy | HinckleyHastings High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D49/100 | C66/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 34th of 44 in Leicestershire | 8th of 44 in Leicestershire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 674 | 859 | |
| Capacity | 800 | 800 | |
| Location | Leicester, LE9 7PD | Hinckley, LE10 2QE | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 40.0 | 48.5 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 34.3% | 52.5% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 55.5% | 69.4% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 19.7% Stronger figure | 14.4% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.42 | 4.19 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 137 | 160 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 674 | 859 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 32.0% | 14.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.3% | 4.3% | |
| SEN support | 13.2% | 11.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.7% | 3.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.5% | 7.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 28.7% | 16.9% Stronger figure | 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.
Heath Lane Academy
Hastings High School
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