Secondary school

Countesthorpe Academy

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  • ages 11–19
  • Mixed
  • Leicestershire
  • LE8 5PR
  • Sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Oct 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,729 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 84%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 46%46%2016/17: top 72%2017/18: top 74%2018/19: top 83%2021/22: top 80%2022/23: top 74%2023/24: top 81%2024/25: top 84%No exams

A-level results

#133 of 190 East Midlands sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against East Midlands

Attainment 838.9 · East Midlands 452/10 Well below East Midlands−5.4 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths40.9% · East Midlands 41.6%5/10 Middle−14.9 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.26 · East Midlands 3.922/10 Well below East Midlands−6.1 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.80 · East Midlands −0.061/10 Well below East Midlands−7.4 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry30.08 · East Midlands 33.223/10 Below−8.7 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 50.7 · 362 pupils · East Midlands 49.32016/17: 42.1 · 332 pupils · East Midlands 452017/18: 41.5 · 203 pupils · East Midlands 44.652018/19: 39.5 · 199 pupils · East Midlands 45.72021/22: 42.4 · 267 pupils · East Midlands 47.52022/23: 41.2 · 241 pupils · East Midlands 44.62023/24: 39.4 · 221 pupils · East Midlands 44.952024/25: 38.9 · 203 pupils · East Midlands 45.0550.738.9No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 39% · 332 pupils · East Midlands 39%2017/18: 38% · 203 pupils · East Midlands 39.5%2018/19: 38% · 199 pupils · East Midlands 40%2021/22: 52% · 267 pupils · East Midlands 46%2022/23: 53% · 241 pupils · East Midlands 41%2023/24: 40.7% · 221 pupils · East Midlands 43.8%2024/25: 40.9% · 203 pupils · East Midlands 41.6%53%38%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 27.86 · 139 pupils · East Midlands 28.712016/17: 34.83 · 126 pupils · East Midlands 28.822017/18: 30 · 112 pupils · East Midlands 29.892018/19: 29.82 · 113 pupils · East Midlands 30.462021/22: 35.08 · 87 pupils · East Midlands 36.542022/23: 28.15 · 86 pupils · East Midlands 32.222023/24: 28.08 · 108 pupils · East Midlands 31.622024/25: 30.08 · 101 pupils · East Midlands 33.2235.0827.86No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
176 of 176 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st176176
2nd625
3rd581

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2010–2024

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationRequires improvement
  • Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
  • Sixth form provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementRequires improvement
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2010Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2013Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2015Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2015Ungraded visitas predecessor
  6. 2019Inadequateas predecessor
  7. 2022Requires improvement
  8. 2024Lowest Requires improvement

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,149
Free school meals (past 6 years)22.2%
First language not English5.0%
SEN support11.3%
EHC plan2.2%
Absence (sessions missed)9.8%
Persistently absent pupils26.2%

Girls 49.4%Boys 50.6%

64% full · 1,795 places · 189 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 304 responses (25.6% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school79.6% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school83.6% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved63.5% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 56.3% not applicable45.9% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year62.2% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 23.7% not applicable65.5% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?23.4% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 23.4% who said Yes above42.2% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child74.3% agree
  • My child does well at this school78% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing76% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school86.5% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school89.1% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development62.5% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent74.3% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.9
Pupils per adult11.9
  • Classroom teachers 55.4
  • Leadership 9
  • Teaching assistants 14.2
  • Other support 41.9

Teachers 64.4 FTE · Whole workforce 120.5 · 147 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,889
Spend per pupil£7,564
Staff spend per pupil£5,818
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£387,000in-year balance

Grants £7,418 · self-generated £501 · premises £416 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: LIFE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST (10 academies) · trust reserve £4,211,000 · 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

221 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained89.1%
  • Education81.4%
  • Apprenticeship4.5%
  • Employment3.2%
  • Not sustained5.9%
  • Unknown5%

After sixth form (16–18)

117 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained94%
  • Education50.4%
  • Higher education46.2%
  • Apprenticeship18.8%
  • Employment24.8%
  • Not sustained4.3%
  • Unknown1.7%