The City of Leicester College

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

LeicesterLocal Authority

Leicester EastConstituency

LE5 6LNPostcode

0.7

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

The City of Leicester College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Leicester, East Midlands.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,499 pupils. The City of Leicester College is part of ASPIRE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 6 May 2026 · published 24 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 49.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 52.2%
EBacc average point score: 3.93

Ethnicity

White

Asian

72%

Black

Mixed

12%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,499

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

35%

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 – 19
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,499
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: ASPIRE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
23 Jan 2020	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	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.