RawlinsHumphrey Perkins School

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

Summary of the comparison

Rawlins and Humphrey Perkins School are secondary schools in Loughborough.

  • Rawlins scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Humphrey Perkins School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Rawlins is ahead on our composite score.

  • Rawlins was judged the expected standard and Humphrey Perkins School was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.0 for Rawlins and 45.5 for Humphrey Perkins School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Rawlins (47.7 in 2021-22, 44.0 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Humphrey Perkins School (46.5 in 2021-22, 45.5 in 2025-26).

Side-by-side comparison

Rawlins versus Humphrey Perkins School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LoughboroughRawlinsLoughboroughHumphrey Perkins SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC56/100Stronger figureD54/100
Local ranking25th of 44 in Leicestershire Stronger figure27th of 44 in Leicestershire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,455 863
Capacity1,522 1,106
LocationLoughborough, LE12 8DY Loughborough, LE12 8JU
GCSE results
Attainment 844.0 45.5 Stronger figure46.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths41.9% Stronger figure40.9% 46.3%
Grade 4+ in English & maths59.3% 64.2% Stronger figure64.8%
Cohort246 159
A-level results
A-level entries160 Not reported
A-level average points37.7 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeB- Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points37.2 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects17.6% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,506 844
Free school meals (ever 6)20.1% 18.3%
English as an additional language5.5% 3.0%
SEN support12.8% 19.2%
SEN with an EHC plan6.6% 1.3%
Attendance
Overall absence10.6% 7.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence28.1% 21.0% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Rawlins

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