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The City of Leicester College

State school · Leicester, LE5 6LN
  • Secondary
  • Co-ed
  • Ages 11-19
  • 1,635 pupils

Overview & data

Pupil numbers
1,635 ·
Local authority
Leicester City Council

Headteacher

Head

Mr Ken Vernon

Entrance

Entry and exit data - year 7 entry (average 2020-2022)

Whitehall Primary School 12 %
Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy 8 %
Merrydale Junior School 8 %
St Barnabas CofE Primary School 8 %
Bridge Junior School 8 %
Other 7 %
Where the number of students is less than 10, we cannot say where they've come from or where they are going to due to data protection rules.
Humberstone Junior School 6 %
Coleman Primary School 6 %
Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy 4 %
Linden Primary School 4 %
Kestrel Mead Primary Academy 4 %
Spinney Hill Primary School 4 %
Thurnby Mead Primary Academy 4 %
Medway Community Primary School 3 %
Falcons Primary School 3 %
Unknown 3 %
Where the school a student attended before or after this school is not known. These might be students who have come from or going to home schooling, independent schools, moving abroad etc.
Scraptoft Valley Primary School 2 %
Mayflower Primary School 2 %
Evington Valley Primary School 2 %
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy 2 %
Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School 2 %
Sparkenhoe Community Primary School 1 %
Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy 1 %
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Exit

% students progressing to higher education or training (2021 leavers)

School
81%
LA avg.
69%
Eng. avg.
66%
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What is this?

The proportion of 16-18 students that progressed to degrees, higher apprenticeships or other study at level 4 or above for at least 6 consecutive months in the 2 years after taking advanced level qualifications (level 3) at this school or college.

Latest results

GCSE - % of pupils achieving grade 5 or above (A* to C) in English and maths GCSE (2024)

School
69%
LA avg.
63%
Eng. avg.
60%
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What is this?

This tells you the percentage of pupils who achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs.

A level - Average points score (2024)

School
29.14
LA avg.
31.07
Eng. avg.
35.69
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What is this?

These figures tell you the average grade and average points that pupils achieved in their academic qualifications. A maximum of 60 points are available for a grade A* at A level.

Teaching & learning

Qualifications taken in 2024
  • A level
  • BTEC
  • GCSE
  • VRQ
99
Number of teachers
16:1
Pupil to teacher ratio

Learning support & SEN

1 %
Students with a SEN EHCP
13.7 %
Students with SEN support

Pupils

1,635
Number of pupils

Inspection reports

Ofsted reports

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Full inspection: Requires improvement

You can read full reports on the Ofsted website

Personal development Good
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement
Leadership and management Requires improvement
Sixth form provision Good

Full inspection: Requires improvement

Leadership and management Requires improvement
Sixth form provision Good

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Contact the school

Address

Downing Drive
Evington
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE5 6LN
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Telephone: 0116 241 3984

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.cityleicester.co.uk

Local authority: Leicester City Council

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School data & information The City of Leicester College Downing Drive, Evington, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 6LN
1,635 Pupil numbers
23 % % of pupils eligible for free school meals
53 % Pupils whose first language is not English
16:1 Pupil to teacher ratio
99 Number of teachers
22 Number of teaching assistants

% achieving grade 5 or above (A* to C) in English and maths GCSE (2024)

School
69%
LA avg.
63%
Eng. avg.
60%

What is this?

This tells you the percentage of pupils who achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs.

Average overall GCSE score (attainment 8) (2024)

School
48.70
LA avg.
45.20
Eng. avg.
44.20

What is this?

Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications, which include English, maths, 3 English Baccalaureate qualifications including sciences, computer science, history, geography and languages, and 3 other additional approved qualifications.

Improvement rates in core subjects (progress 8) (2024)

0.29 Score Above average
≈ 16% of schools in England

What is a progress score?

This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4, compared to pupils across England who got similar results at the end of key stage 2. This is based on results in up to 8 qualifications, which include English, maths, 3 English Baccalaureate qualifications including sciences, computer science, history, geography and languages, and 3 other additional approved qualifications.

% of pupils achieving AAB or higher, including at least 2 facilitating subjects (2024)

School
7%
LA avg.
12%
Eng. avg.
20%

What is this?

Facilitating A levels are ones that are commonly needed for entry to leading universities. They are: biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, further mathematics, geography, history, English literature and classical or modern languages. The % of pupils achieving AAB or higher may therefore decrease if many pupils have opted not to take two or more of the facilitating subjects mentioned.

Average points score (2024)

School
29.14
LA avg.
31.07
Eng. avg.
35.69

What is this?

These figures tell you the average grade and average points that pupils achieved in their academic qualifications. A maximum of 60 points are available for a grade A* at A level.

Entry and exit data

Here we report figures on pupils moving between schools at the usual entry and exit points, as well as student destinations into higher education. We publish publically available data for state schools. For independent schools, The Good Schools Guide collects data from its prep schools as to where their pupils go on to. Find out more

Our review contains additional entry and exit data reported to us and is updated annually. See the review

Year 7 entry (average 2020-2022)

Year 12 entry (average 2020-2022)

Year 11 exit (average 2020-2022)

Year 13 exit

SEN overview

The City of Leicester College is a mainstream school. The school may provide support for students with special educational needs as detailed below. If you require more information on conditions the school can support, we encourage you to contact the school directly.

1 %
Students with a SEN EHCP UK mainstream school avg. 2.7%
13.7 %
Students with SEN support UK mainstream school avg. 12.9%

SEN conditons supported

No information available from the school. Find out more.

Ofsted reports

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Full inspection: Requires improvement

You can read full reports on the Ofsted website

Personal development Good
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement
Leadership and management Requires improvement
Sixth form provision Good

Full inspection: Requires improvement

Leadership and management Requires improvement
Sixth form provision Good
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