Bosworth Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Leicestershire
Leicester Lane, Leicester, LE9 9JL
71
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 14/11/2023
Application demand
86%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.8%
15.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,565
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
1,627 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
86%
1st preference success rate
240 of 278 families who put it first got an offer
246
Places offered
740
Total applications
3.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 278 | 240 | ● 86% |
| 2nd preference | 237 | 4 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 157 | 2 | ● 1% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 68 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 740 | 246 | 33% |
1st preference success by year
Leicestershire lets families list 5 preferences. 42 applications came from outside the council area (1 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
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Simon Brown
- Address
- Leicester Lane, Desford, Leicester, LE9 9JL
- Phone
- 01455822841
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Newbold Verdon with Desford and Peckleton · Hinckley and Bosworth
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137969
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 16% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 12% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LIFE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
1,565 pupils · 1,627 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
14 November 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 22
15 June 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,279 pupils
Attendance
93.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.2%
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 | 49.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.08 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 58% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.71 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.10 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 54.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 73.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 81.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.56 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 241 | — |
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 | 36.09 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 23.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 162 | — |
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 | 235 | 19% | 60% | 77% | |
| English Language | 235 | 18% | 64% | 81% | |
| English Literature | 235 | 26% | 68% | 84% | |
| Combined Science | 179 | 8% | 45% | 64% | |
| Spanish | 141 | 7% | 30% | 55% | |
| History | 139 | 22% | 55% | 65% | |
| Geography | 81 | 20% | 47% | 57% | |
| Business | 73 | 16% | 64% | 74% | |
| French | 61 | 7% | 38% | 56% | |
| Art and Design | 59 | 19% | 46% | 73% | |
| Physical Education | 57 | 5% | 39% | 49% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 56 | 45% | 75% | 89% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 59 | 20% | 58% | 73% | |
| Psychology | 46 | 2% | 22% | 52% | |
| Business Studies | 39 | 3% | 13% | 33% | |
| Biology | 37 | 5% | 30% | 51% | |
| Chemistry | 37 | 16% | 49% | 81% | |
| Sociology | 36 | 0% | 17% | 47% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 25 | 0% | 4% | 24% | |
| Physics | 22 | 0% | 32% | 55% | |
| History | 19 | 5% | 16% | 42% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 19 | 21% | 58% | 74% | |
| English Language | 17 | 0% | 0% | 24% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 16 | 6% | 31% | 81% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 15010: Bosworth Academy
| 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) | 62% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 65% | — | — |
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.