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Education in North West Leicestershire

District

The south west of the East Midlands. 113,263 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 279 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for North West Leicestershire, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Under 25250 or more

North West Leicestershire had 55 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

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55
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North West Leicestershire had 55 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: North West Leicestershire among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. North West Leicestershire is 55.

Schools

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for North West Leicestershire. The map shows each one.

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Schools in North West Leicestershire

North West Leicestershire has 55 open schools: 46 primary, 6 secondary and 3 special.

Outstanding
1
Good
20
Requires improvement
1
Inadequate
0

22 of the 52 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between October 2019 and July 2024.

4 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

8 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in North West Leicestershire

1 school had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Ashby Hill Top Primary School (April 2024).

Primary (46)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Albert Village Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11234Standards maintained, November 202459% met KS2 standard
All Saints Church of England Primary School, CoalvilleVoluntary controlled school4 to 11264Good (overall), April 202377% met KS2 standard
Ashby Hastings Primary SchoolFree schools4 to 11149Good (overall), June 2024
Ashby Hill Top Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11308Outstanding (overall), April 202464% met KS2 standard
Ashby Willesley Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11411Good (overall), November 202285% met KS2 standard
Ashby-de-la-Zouch Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school5 to 11277School remains Good, November 202356% met KS2 standard
Belton Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1165School remains Good, October 202355% met KS2 standard
Belvoirdale Community Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11337School remains Good, November 202348% met KS2 standard
Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 1186Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met40% met KS2 standard
Broom Leys SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11583School remains Good, September 202363% met KS2 standard
Diseworth Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1121Good (overall), May 202417% met KS2 standard
Donisthorpe Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11207Improved significantly, June 202573% met KS2 standard
Ellistown Community Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11206School remains Good, July 202370% met KS2 standard
Foxbridge Primary SchoolFree schools4 to 11101Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade
Greenstone Primary SchoolFree schools4 to 1128No outcome in Ofsted's file
Griffydam Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1193School remains Good, March 202364% met KS2 standard
Heather Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11115Good (overall), March 202456% met KS2 standard
Hemington Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1147Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade50% met KS2 standard
Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11154Good (overall), May 202370% met KS2 standard
Hugglescote Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11533Good (overall), October 2022, before the school changed
Ibstock Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11290Standards maintained, March 202563% met KS2 standard
Kegworth Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11240Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met71% met KS2 standard
Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community CentreVoluntary controlled school4 to 11111Standards maintained, November 2024Good (overall), October 201980% met KS2 standard
Measham Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11176Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade54% met KS2 standard
Moira Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11184Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade62% met KS2 standard
New Swannington Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11172Good (overall), July 202446% met KS2 standard
Newbold Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1130School remains Good, March 2023
Newton Burgoland Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1194Good (overall), April 202455% met KS2 standard
Oakthorpe Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 1180Standards maintained, December 2024Good (overall), November 201950% met KS2 standard
Orchard Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11303Standards maintained, January 2025Good (overall), November 2021, before the school changed82% met KS2 standard
Packington Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1192School remains Good, June 202429% met KS2 standard
Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, LeicestershireAcademy converter4 to 11193Good (overall), June 202459% met KS2 standard
Sir John Moore Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11110Some aspects not as strong, January 2025Good (overall), February 202050% met KS2 standard
Snarestone Church of England SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1166Requires improvement (overall), March 2020, before the school changed69% met KS2 standard
St Charles Catholic Primary Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11136School remains Good, January 202365% met KS2 standard
St Denys Church of England Infant School, IbstockVoluntary controlled school4 to 7203Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade
St Edward's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11166School remains Good, October 202270% met KS2 standard
St Hardulph's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1158School remains Good, November 202250% met KS2 standard
Swannington Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1166School remains Good, September 202164% met KS2 standard
Thringstone Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11175Good (overall), March 202242% met KS2 standard
Viscount Beaumont's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1187Good (overall), October 202336% met KS2 standard
Warren Hills Community Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 11170Good (overall), November 202238% met KS2 standard
Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school2 to 11383School remains Good, June 202356% met KS2 standard
Woodcote Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11126Good (overall), November 202220% met KS2 standard
Woodstone Community Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11206Standards maintained, October 202471% met KS2 standard
Worthington SchoolCommunity school5 to 1152Good (overall), April 202488% met KS2 standard

Secondary (6)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Ashby SchoolAcademy converter11 to 191,669Good (overall), January 2024Attainment 8: 48.4
Castle Donington CollegeAcademy converter11 to 16684School remains Good, June 2024Attainment 8: 46.7
Ibstock SchoolAcademy converter11 to 16689Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 37.3
Ivanhoe SchoolAcademy converter11 to 16848Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 43.5
The Castle Rock SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,060Report card, January 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 39.9
The Newbridge SchoolAcademy converter11 to 16863Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 38.8

Special (3)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Castleview SchoolOther independent special school5 to 1933No outcome in Ofsted's file
Forest Way SchoolAcademy special converter3 to 19293Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
Huntingdon House SchoolOther independent special school10 to 160No outcome in Ofsted's file

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.