The Cedars Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C55
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Leicester, LE4 4GH
- Distance
- 2.0km away
The Roundhill Academy
997 Melton Road, Thurmaston, Leicester, LE4 8GQ
Local ranking37th of 44 secondary schools in Leicestershire
Ofsted: Requires improvementUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
750
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 3 July 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 44.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 38.6% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 56.6% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 166
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 85.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 730
- Boys
- 350 (51%)
- Girls
- 336 (49%)
- Capacity
- 750 (91% full)
- SEND
- 22.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 21.4%
- EAL
- 21.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.9%
- SEN Support
- 20.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 48.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,647/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 26.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 59.6%
- Asian Indian: 20.5%
- White Other: 5.2%
- Mixed White & Asian: 3.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.2%
- Asian Other: 2.1%
- Black African: 2.1%
- Mixed Other: 1.4%
59.6%
White British
20.5%
Asian Indian
5.2%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
997 Melton Road
Leicester, East Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 138079
- UKPRN
- 10037020
- Establishment No.
- 4022
- Trust
- BRADGATE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
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