Secondary school

Iveshead School

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  • ages 11–19
  • Mixed
  • Leicestershire
  • LE12 9DB
  • Sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Sep 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,019 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 62%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 68%68%2016/17: top 80%2017/18: top 64%2018/19: top 68%2021/22: top 70%2022/23: top 63%2023/24: top 63%2024/25: top 62%No exams

A-level results

#175 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 843.7 · East Midlands 455/10 Middle+9.1 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths41.1% · East Midlands 41.6%5/10 Middle+23.7 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score4.17 · East Midlands 3.927/10 Above+5.2 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.37 · East Midlands −0.063/10 Below−19.5 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry25.43 · East Midlands 33.221/10 Well below East Midlands−6.5 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 47.6 · 206 pupils · East Midlands 49.32016/17: 40.6 · 194 pupils · East Midlands 452017/18: 43.4 · 166 pupils · East Midlands 44.652018/19: 42.9 · 150 pupils · East Midlands 45.72021/22: 44.4 · 133 pupils · East Midlands 47.52022/23: 43.6 · 158 pupils · East Midlands 44.62023/24: 43.2 · 159 pupils · East Midlands 44.952024/25: 43.7 · 163 pupils · East Midlands 45.0547.640.6No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 36% · 194 pupils · East Midlands 39%2017/18: 39% · 166 pupils · East Midlands 39.5%2018/19: 33% · 150 pupils · East Midlands 40%2021/22: 35% · 133 pupils · East Midlands 46%2022/23: 41% · 158 pupils · East Midlands 41%2023/24: 42.8% · 159 pupils · East Midlands 43.8%2024/25: 41.1% · 163 pupils · East Midlands 41.6%42.8%33%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 26.97 · 89 pupils · East Midlands 28.712016/17: 28.28 · 86 pupils · East Midlands 28.822017/18: 26.32 · 87 pupils · East Midlands 29.892018/19: 27.56 · 70 pupils · East Midlands 30.462021/22: 30.86 · 54 pupils · East Midlands 36.542022/23: 29.01 · 47 pupils · East Midlands 32.222023/24: 27.72 · 41 pupils · East Midlands 31.622024/25: 25.43 · 43 pupils · East Midlands 33.2230.8625.43No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in90.7%
156 of 172 who put it first2018 · 100.0%2026 · 90.7%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st172156
2nd546
3rd352

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2024

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Sixth form provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2011Goodas predecessor
  4. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2015Goodas predecessor
  6. 2015Ungraded visitas predecessor
  7. 2022Requires improvementas predecessor
  8. 2024All areas Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026985
Free school meals (past 6 years)20.0%
First language not English4.1%
SEN support17.5%
EHC plan5.6%
Absence (sessions missed)9.1%
Persistently absent pupils25.7%

Girls 50.5%Boys 49.5%

70.4% full · 1,400 places · 78 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 129 responses (12.9% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school60.5% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school62.8% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved48.8% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 47.3% not applicable23.5% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year29.5% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 11.6% not applicable42.1% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?25.6% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 25.6% who said Yes above21.2% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child54.3% agree
  • My child does well at this school62.8% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing58.1% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school80.6% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school73.6% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development36.4% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent46.5% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.6
Pupils per adult10.6
  • Classroom teachers 57.4
  • Leadership 5.8
  • Teaching assistants 17.5
  • Other support 30.6

Teachers 63.2 FTE · Whole workforce 111.3 · 156 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,227
Spend per pupil£7,169
Staff spend per pupil£5,621
Reserve per pupil£1,309
  • +£1,309,000revenue reserve
  • +£1,058,000in-year balance

Grants £8,013 · self-generated £214 · premises £434 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: MOWBRAY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED (8 academies) · trust reserve £2,711,000 · 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

159 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained91.8%
  • Education86.2%
  • Apprenticeship4.4%
  • Employment1.3%
  • Not sustained5%
  • Unknown3.1%

After sixth form (16–18)

44 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained75%
  • Education34.1%
  • Higher education31.8%
  • Apprenticeship15.9%
  • Employment25%
  • Not sustained15.9%
  • Unknown9.1%