Which school has the best GCSE results in Leicestershire?

On 2026 Attainment 8, The Market Bosworth School tops the table in Leicestershire with 61.0, against an England average of 46.2. Attainment 8 rewards intake as well as teaching, so compare a school's grade 5+ pass rate and, where published, its Progress 8 before reading the rank as a verdict.

When are the 2026 GCSE results for Leicestershire schools published?

Pupils receive their results in August, but school-by-school figures come from the DfE performance tables, which publish provisional results in the autumn (usually mid-October) and revised figures early in the new year. This table shows 2026 results, the 2025/26 academic year, and updates when the next release is imported.

What is Attainment 8?

Attainment 8 is the DfE's headline GCSE measure: the average points a school's pupils achieved across eight qualifications, with English and maths counted twice. A score of 50 means pupils averaged roughly a grade 5 across those subjects. No Progress 8 exists for 2026 because these pupils sat no Key Stage 2 tests in 2021.

Why does a school in Leicestershire show no GCSE results?

A school has no published figure when it had no Year 11 cohort in the year (a new school, or one that opened with younger year groups), when it converted to an academy and the DfE published results under its previous identity, or when it is independent and its pupils sat IGCSE, Pre-U or IB qualifications that the DfE tables do not count. Independent schools with a published figure are listed separately and unranked for that reason.

Leicestershire GCSE results 2026: secondary school league table

59 state secondary schools in Leicestershire ranked on their 2026 GCSE results (Attainment 8, the 2025/26 academic year, the latest DfE has published for every school), with grade 7+, grade 5+ and grade 4+ in English and maths, cohort size for each school against the England average. 1 school with no published results is listed at the end. 13 independent schools with published results are listed separately, unranked.

County 60 state secondary schools 2025/26 results

Secondary schools in Leicestershire ranked on Attainment 8

59 of 60 schools have published 2026 results. Source: DfE school performance tables, 2025/26.

Secondary schools in Leicestershire ranked on Attainment 8, 2026 results
Rank	School	Attainment 8	Grade 7+ English & maths	Grade 5+ English & maths	Grade 4+ English & maths	EBacc APS	Pupils
–	England average	46.2	14%	46%	65%	–	–
1 , up 1 place since 2025	The Market Bosworth School Nuneaton · Academy converter	61.0	33%	74%	89%	–	151
2 , up 1 place since 2025	Manor High School Leicester · Academy converter	60.4	30%	79%	88%	–	174
3 , down 2 places since 2025	Madani Girls' School Leicester · Voluntary aided school	57.9	27%	66%	79%	–	90
4 , up 1 place since 2025	De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire Loughborough · Academy converter	57.5	26%	66%	85%	–	220
5= , up 10 places since 2025	Rushey Mead Academy Leicester · Academy converter	56.8	27%	62%	78%	–	352
5= , up 2 places since 2025	Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy Nuneaton · Academy converter	56.8	25%	67%	85%	–	150
7 , down 3 places since 2025	Beauchamp College Leicester · Academy converter	55.9	23%	65%	80%	–	299
8	English Martyrs' Catholic School Leicester · Academy converter	55.4	17%	65%	88%	–	175
9 , up 2 places since 2025	The Robert Smyth Academy Market Harborough · Academy converter	55.1	16%	68%	79%	–	179
10 , up 13 places since 2025	Hastings High School Hinckley · Academy converter	54.3	18%	59%	80%	–	157
11 , down 3 places since 2025	Gartree High School Leicester · Academy converter	54.1	28%	62%	77%	–	183
12	Sir Jonathan North Girls' College Leicester · Academy converter	52.9	20%	58%	73%	–	235
13=	Madani Boys School Leicester · Voluntary aided school	52.3	24%	63%	80%	–	92
13= , down 3 places since 2025	Welland Park Academy Market Harborough · Academy converter	52.3	18%	61%	80%	–	176
15 , down 1 place since 2025	Lutterworth High School Lutterworth · Academy converter	51.0	14%	53%	77%	–	171
16 , up 1 place since 2025	Woodbrook Vale School Loughborough · Academy converter	50.4	22%	55%	72%	–	165
17 , up 19 places since 2025	Beaumont Leys School Leicester · Community school	50.3	16%	46%	70%	–	198
18 , down 12 places since 2025	St Paul's Catholic School Leicester · Academy converter	49.8	15%	43%	64%	–	173
19 , up 13 places since 2025	The Priory Belvoir Academy Nottingham · Academy converter	49.7	7%	52%	74%	–	131
20= , up 9 places since 2025	Crown Hills Community College Leicester · Community school	49.6	15%	51%	67%	–	291
20= , down 4 places since 2025	Soar Valley College Leicester · Academy converter	49.6	12%	50%	69%	–	311
22 , up 9 places since 2025	South Charnwood High School Markfield · Academy converter	49.5	12%	50%	72%	–	171
23 , down 5 places since 2025	Brookvale Groby Learning Campus Leicester · Academy converter	48.9	11%	50%	72%	–	239
24 , up 17 places since 2025	Charnwood College Loughborough · Academy sponsor led	48.6	15%	50%	67%	–	108
25 , up 1 place since 2025	Ashby School Ashby-de-la-Zouch · Academy converter	48.4	11%	55%	74%	–	257
26 , down 7 places since 2025	The City of Leicester College Leicester · Academy converter	48.3	17%	50%	67%	–	254
27 , down 7 places since 2025	Lutterworth College Lutterworth · Academy converter	48.0	8%	45%	75%	–	240
28 , down 1 place since 2025	Redmoor Academy Hinckley · Academy converter	47.6	13%	50%	66%	–	174
29 , up 1 place since 2025	Brockington College Leicester · Academy converter	47.5	12%	45%	65%	–	234
30 , up 9 places since 2025	The Martin High School Anstey Leicester · Academy converter	47.3	14%	46%	58%	–	169
31 , down 3 places since 2025	Kibworth Mead Academy Leicester · Academy converter	46.9	11%	39%	66%	–	180
32= , down 11 places since 2025	Bosworth Academy Leicester · Academy converter	46.7	11%	48%	72%	–	243
32= , down 8 places since 2025	Castle Donington College Derby · Academy converter	46.7	18%	52%	69%	–	137
34 , down 10 places since 2025	Limehurst Academy Loughborough · Academy converter	46.4	12%	47%	61%	–	133
35 , down 14 places since 2025	Humphrey Perkins School Loughborough · Academy converter	45.5	10%	41%	64%	–	159
36 , up 1 place since 2025	The Cedars Academy Leicester · Academy converter	45.4	10%	43%	57%	–	183
37 , up 2 places since 2025	Moat Community College Leicester · Community school	44.9	9%	41%	63%	–	210
38 , down 3 places since 2025	The Roundhill Academy Leicester · Academy converter	44.5	11%	39%	57%	–	166
39 , up 5 places since 2025	Iveshead School Loughborough · Academy converter	44.2	8%	38%	68%	–	170
40 , down 2 places since 2025	Rawlins Loughborough · Academy converter	44.0	9%	42%	59%	–	246
41 , up 13 places since 2025	Ivanhoe School Ashby-de-la-Zouch · Academy converter	43.5	10%	46%	65%	–	128
42 , down 9 places since 2025	Long Field Spencer Academy Melton Mowbray · Academy converter	43.4	10%	46%	64%	–	178
43 , down 1 place since 2025	The Hinckley School Hinckley · Academy converter	42.2	7%	38%	60%	–	154
44 , down 2 places since 2025	John Ferneley College Melton Mowbray · Academy converter	41.7	8%	33%	59%	–	237
45 , up 4 places since 2025	Heath Lane Academy Leicester · Academy converter	41.2	8%	39%	58%	–	117
46 , down 12 places since 2025	Thomas Estley Community College Leicester · Academy converter	40.9	7%	36%	59%	–	178
47 , up 5 places since 2025	Orchard Mead Academy Leicester · Academy sponsor led	40.4	11%	34%	53%	–	199
48 , down 2 places since 2025	The Castle Rock School Coalville · Academy converter	39.9	4%	28%	50%	–	213
49 , down 4 places since 2025	Wigston Academy Wigston · Academy converter	39.4	7%	29%	48%	–	257
50	Wreake Valley Academy Leicester · Academy converter	39.1	7%	30%	54%	–	194
51	Fullhurst Community College Leicester · Foundation school	39.0	10%	35%	53%	–	288
52 , down 4 places since 2025	The Newbridge School Coalville · Academy converter	38.8	4%	32%	48%	–	149
53= , down 1 place since 2025	Countesthorpe Academy Countesthorpe · Academy converter	38.7	8%	37%	56%	–	155
53= , up 3 places since 2025	Tudor Grange Samworth Academy Leicester · Academy sponsor led	38.7	7%	28%	52%	–	113
55 , down 8 places since 2025	Ibstock School Ibstock · Academy converter	37.3	6%	25%	44%	–	140
56 , up 2 places since 2025	South Wigston High School Wigston · Academy converter	36.9	4%	29%	50%	–	161
57 , down 2 places since 2025	Babington Academy Leicester · Academy converter	36.1	5%	27%	50%	–	262
58 , up 1 place since 2025	The Winstanley School Leicester · Academy converter	34.9	1%	23%	39%	–	113
59 , down 2 places since 2025	Lancaster Academy Leicester · Academy sponsor led	32.1	3%	20%	32%	–	209
–	Wigston College Wigston · Academy converter · No published GCSE results	–	–	–	–	–	–

Schools with the same Attainment 8 score share a rank (shown as "=").

Under each rank: the change since the 2025 table, in places gained (+) or lost (−). No figure means the rank is unchanged or the school had no ranked 2025 result.

Independent schools in Leicestershire with published GCSE results

Listed as published, not ranked. The DfE tables count only reformed GCSEs, so a school whose pupils sit IGCSE, Pre-U or the IB reports a lower figure than its results merit, or none at all. Compare independent schools on their own published examination results and inspection reports.

School	Attainment 8 (as published)	Grade 5+ English & maths	Pupils
Al-Aqsa Schools Trust Leicester · Other independent school	57.0	71%	14
Brooke House College Market Harborough · Other independent school	10.1	6%	16
Brooke House Day School Leicester · Other independent school	12.4	6%	17
Darul Uloom Leicester Leicester · Other independent school	53.1	60%	10
Dixie Grammar School Nuneaton · Other independent school	21.2	0%	43
Jameah Academy Leicester · Other independent school	58.4	57%	23
Leicester Grammar School Trust Leicester · Other independent school	22.4	0%	118
LGS Stoneygate Leicester · Other independent school	28.4	0%	27
Loughborough Grammar School Loughborough · Other independent school	51.0	0%	122
Loughborough High School Other independent school	18.6	0%	88
Ratcliffe College Other independent school	45.7	63%	108
St Crispin's School Leicester · Other independent school	30.9	40%	15
Twycross House School Atherstone · Other independent school	68.4	88%	48

How to read this table

Attainment 8 is the average points a school's pupils achieved across eight GCSE subjects: English and maths (double-weighted), three EBacc subjects (sciences, computing, history, geography, languages) and three further approved qualifications. The DfE publishes it for every state school; the England average for 2026 was 46.2.

Grade 7+ in English and maths is the share of pupils reaching the top grades, 7 to 9, in both; grade 5+ is the "strong pass"; grade 4+ is the "standard pass". The DfE stopped publishing EBacc entry and the EBacc average point score from the 2025/26 results, so that column is empty for 2026.

Progress 8 is not shown: the DfE published no Progress 8 for 2026 because these pupils sat no Key Stage 2 tests in 2021, the baseline it is measured from. Attainment 8 rewards intake as well as teaching, so a selective school will usually top an attainment-only table.

Ranks are shared where scores tie. Schools are ranked here on published results alone; our composite score, which also weighs Ofsted inspection, progress and attendance, orders the same schools on the best secondary schools page.

See the best secondary schools in Leicestershire on our composite score

Leicestershire GCSE results 2026: secondary school league table

Secondary schools in Leicestershire ranked on Attainment 8

Independent schools in Leicestershire with published GCSE results

More about schools in Leicestershire

Leicestershire GCSE results: common questions