The Robert Smyth Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Leicestershire
Burnmill Road, Market Harborough, LE16 7JG
75
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
94%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.4%
13.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,349
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
1,405 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
94%
1st preference success rate
204 of 217 families who put it first got an offer
204
Places offered
518
Total applications
2.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 217 | 204 | ● 94% |
| 2nd preference | 246 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 36 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 19 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 518 | 204 | 39% |
1st preference success by year
Leicestershire lets families list 5 preferences. 91 applications came from outside the council area (17 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
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Kate Nicholson
- Address
- Burnmill Road, Market Harborough, LE16 7JG
- Phone
- 01858440770
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden · Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 137161
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 12% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: TUDOR GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
1,349 pupils · 1,405 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
30 November 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 976 pupils
Attendance
93.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
13.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
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 | 52.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.37 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 61% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 80% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.03 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.39 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 53 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 62.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 73.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 85.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.01 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 179 | — |
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.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.43 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 9.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 133 | — |
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 | 179 | 26% | 66% | 77% | |
| English Language | 179 | 25% | 66% | 83% | |
| English Literature | 175 | 26% | 70% | 82% | |
| Combined Science | 149 | 23% | 58% | 72% | |
| Geography | 114 | 23% | 65% | 76% | |
| History | 74 | 30% | 59% | 69% | |
| Art and Design | 61 | 34% | 79% | 92% | |
| French | 55 | 16% | 62% | 71% | |
| Spanish | 54 | 15% | 48% | 57% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 50 | 30% | 74% | 84% | |
| Business | 46 | 28% | 72% | 78% | |
| German | 44 | 11% | 32% | 55% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | 46 | 0% | 9% | 39% | |
| Psychology | 37 | 8% | 22% | 30% | |
| Mathematics | 35 | 11% | 34% | 54% | |
| Biology | 32 | 13% | 28% | 50% | |
| Geography | 27 | 0% | 7% | 26% | |
| Sociology | 26 | 8% | 23% | 35% | |
| Chemistry | 25 | 4% | 20% | 56% | |
| Economics | 24 | 4% | 17% | 46% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 20 | 0% | 15% | 40% | |
| History | 16 | 0% | 6% | 38% | |
| Physics | 15 | 7% | 20% | 47% | |
| Government and Politics | 14 | 0% | 0% | 21% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11756: The Robert Smyth School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 60% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 61% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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.