Secondary school

The Cedars Academy

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Leicestershire
  • LE4 4GH
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2018

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,741 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 54%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 72%72%2016/17: top 65%2017/18: top 66%2018/19: top 62%2021/22: top 54%2022/23: top 45%45% · 2022/232023/24: top 50%2024/25: top 54%No exams

Against East MidlandsArrows: East Midlands rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 845.1 · East Midlands 456/10 Middle
Grade 5+ English and maths42% · East Midlands 41.6%6/10 Middle+16.5 pts
EBacc point score4.15 · East Midlands 3.927/10 Above
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.32 · East Midlands −0.063/10 Below
A level points per entry24.44 · East Midlands 33.22Small cohort: 12 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 46.7 · 167 pupils · East Midlands 49.32016/17: 43.4 · 174 pupils · East Midlands 452017/18: 43 · 174 pupils · East Midlands 44.652018/19: 44 · 162 pupils · East Midlands 45.72021/22: 47.6 · 170 pupils · East Midlands 47.52022/23: 46.9 · 174 pupils · East Midlands 44.62023/24: 45.7 · 186 pupils · East Midlands 44.952024/25: 45.1 · 188 pupils · East Midlands 45.0547.643No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 30% · 174 pupils · East Midlands 39%2017/18: 36% · 174 pupils · East Midlands 39.5%2018/19: 38% · 162 pupils · East Midlands 40%2021/22: 41% · 170 pupils · East Midlands 46%2022/23: 48% · 174 pupils · East Midlands 41%2023/24: 43.5% · 186 pupils · East Midlands 43.8%2024/25: 42% · 188 pupils · East Midlands 41.6%48%30%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 29.59 · 76 pupils · East Midlands 28.712016/17: 33.02 · 66 pupils · East Midlands 28.822017/18: 27.01 · 58 pupils · East Midlands 29.892018/19: 25 · 22 pupils · East Midlands 30.462021/22: 36.31 · 46 pupils · East Midlands 36.542022/23: 30.14 · 26 pupils · East Midlands 32.222023/24: 36.07 · 26 pupils · East Midlands 31.622024/25: 24.44 · 12 pupils · East Midlands 33.2236.3124.44No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in93.4%
169 of 181 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 93.4%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st181169
2nd627
3rd1023

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2013Goodas predecessor
  5. 2013Inadequateas predecessor
  6. 2015Goodas predecessor
  7. 2018Good
  8. 2023Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • 16 to 19 study programmes
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026985
Free school meals (past 6 years)22.3%
First language not English8.5%
SEN support15.9%
EHC plan3.6%
Absence (sessions missed)7.9%
Persistently absent pupils20.4%

Girls 49.5%Boys 50.5%

89.5% full · 1,100 places · 35 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.3
Pupils per adult12.0
  • Classroom teachers 47
  • Leadership 10
  • Teaching assistants 14.4
  • Other support 31.6

Teachers 57 FTE · Whole workforce 103.1 · 122 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,254
Spend per pupil£6,786
Staff spend per pupil£5,138
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£1,446,000in-year balance

Grants £7,704 · self-generated £550 · premises £374 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST (17 academies) · trust reserve £19,809,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

186 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained92.5%
  • Education88.7%
  • Apprenticeship3.2%
  • Employment0.5%
  • Not sustained4.8%
  • Unknown2.7%

After sixth form (16–18)

33 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained93.9%
  • Education60.6%
  • Higher education57.6%
  • Apprenticeship15.2%
  • Employment18.2%
  • Not sustained6.1%
  • Unknown0%