Lutterworth High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Leicestershire
Woodway Road, Lutterworth, LE17 4QH
71
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 06/02/2024
Application demand
86%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.4%
17.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
849
Capacity used
Over capacity110%
771 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
86%
1st preference success rate
168 of 195 families who put it first got an offer
174
Places offered
539
Total applications
3.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 195 | 168 | ● 86% |
| 2nd preference | 179 | 6 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 119 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 46 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 539 | 174 | 32% |
1st preference success by year
Leicestershire lets families list 5 preferences. 33 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Julian Kirby
- Address
- Woodway Road, Lutterworth, LE17 4QH
- Phone
- 01455552710
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Lutterworth West · South Leicestershire
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137115
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LUTTERWORTH HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
849 pupils · 771 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
06 February 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 868 pupils
Attendance
93.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
17.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.25 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 52% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.45 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 51.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 51.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 73.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 32.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.56 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 168 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 167 | 22% | 60% | 77% | |
| English Language | 167 | 17% | 59% | 81% | |
| English Literature | 167 | 13% | 59% | 76% | |
| Combined Science | 125 | 15% | 50% | 65% | |
| History | 98 | 28% | 58% | 71% | |
| Geography | 71 | 30% | 72% | 79% | |
| Business | 66 | 26% | 70% | 83% | |
| Biology | 40 | 48% | 85% | 98% | |
| Physics | 40 | 50% | 85% | 95% | |
| Chemistry | 40 | 40% | 83% | 85% | |
| Art and Design | 37 | 24% | 62% | 78% | |
| Design & Technology | 37 | 19% | 59% | 78% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Leicestershire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.