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Sir Jonathan North Girls' College

Knighton Lane East, Leicester, LE2 6FU

Local ranking4th of 20 secondary schools in Leicester
Ofsted: Outstanding

Secondary

Phase

1200

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Girls

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 14 January 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
52.6 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
53.8% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
74.6% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
89.6% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
5.1 nat4.1
Cohort Size
240

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
90.0%
Continued in education
89.0%
Apprenticeships
1.0%
Employment
0.0%
Not sustained
6.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
1149
Girls
1149 (100%)
Capacity
1200 (96% full)
SEND
13.1%
FSM Eligible
30.0%
EAL
33.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.0%
SEN Support
12.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
18.5:1
Teachers (FTE)
62.4
Budget per Pupil
£6,618/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
8.3% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
23.1% 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

2024-25
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  • White British: 26.9%
  • Asian Indian: 19.4%
  • Asian Pakistani: 12.2%
  • Black African: 7.1%
  • White Other: 6.8%
  • Asian Other: 6.8%
  • Other: 3.8%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 3.3%

26.9%

White British

19.4%

Asian Indian

12.2%

Asian Pakistani

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
146108
UKPRN
10082708
Establishment No.
4232
Trust
LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST

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