Redmoor Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Leicestershire
Wykin Road, Hinckley, LE10 0EP
68
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 14/09/2021
Application demand
93%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.4%
19.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
990
Capacity used
Over capacity107%
925 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
93%
1st preference success rate
213 of 228 families who put it first got an offer
216
Places offered
500
Total applications
2.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 228 | 213 | ● 93% |
| 2nd preference | 152 | 3 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 81 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 39 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 500 | 216 | 43% |
1st preference success by year
Leicestershire lets families list 5 preferences. 6 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Matthew Nicolle
- Address
- Wykin Road, Hinckley, LE10 0EP
- Phone
- 01455230731
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Hinckley Trinity · Hinckley and Bosworth
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137968
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 24% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE FUTURES TRUST
990 pupils · 925 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
14 April 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Strong standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Strong standard Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 21
14 September 2021
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 · 970 pupils
Attendance
92.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
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 | 47.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.23 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 48% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 72% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.03 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 46.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 72.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 27.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.07 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 183 | — |
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 | 182 | 20% | 53% | 77% | |
| English Language | 182 | 19% | 63% | 75% | |
| English Literature | 178 | 15% | 57% | 77% | |
| Combined Science | 127 | 9% | 37% | 64% | |
| Art and Design | 88 | 38% | 69% | 83% | |
| Geography | 85 | 18% | 51% | 66% | |
| French | 72 | 15% | 58% | 76% | |
| History | 61 | 33% | 72% | 85% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 61 | 15% | 46% | 66% | |
| Business | 53 | 21% | 53% | 66% | |
| Biology | 52 | 31% | 63% | 77% | |
| Physics | 52 | 25% | 62% | 83% |
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.