Lancaster Academy

State-Funded School

lancaster-academy-leicester-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

LeicesterLocal Authority

Leicester SouthConstituency

LE2 6FUPostcode

1.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Lancaster Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Leicester, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 883 pupils. Lancaster Academy is part of Learning Without Limits Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 37.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 26.1%
EBacc average point score: 3.1

Ethnicity

White

34%

Asian

27%

Black

21%

Mixed

11%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

883

Total Pupils

66%Boys

34%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

43%

England average

27%

First language not English

44%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 883
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Learning Without Limits Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
2 May 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
4 Mar 2020	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.