Thomas Estley Community College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Leicestershire
Station Road, Leicester, LE9 6PT
61
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 29/10/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.1%
24.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
883
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
154 of 154 families who put it first got an offer
166
Places offered
409
Total applications
2.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 154 | 154 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 111 | 8 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 89 | 2 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 55 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 409 | 164 | 40% |
1st preference success by year
Leicestershire lets families list 5 preferences. 6 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
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Mandi Collins
- Address
- Station Road, Broughton Astley, Leicester, LE9 6PT
- Phone
- 01455283263
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Broughton Astley-Primethorpe & Sutton · South Leicestershire
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138527
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 18% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SUCCESS ACADEMY TRUST
883 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
29 October 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 921 pupils
Attendance
90.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
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 | 43.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.05 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 40% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 62% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.00 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 44.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 66.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 65.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.24 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 170 | — |
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 | 166 | 27% | 52% | 72% | |
| English Language | 166 | 9% | 46% | 64% | |
| English Literature | 164 | 22% | 57% | 74% | |
| Combined Science | 148 | 16% | 39% | 58% | |
| French | 99 | 19% | 51% | 66% | |
| Geography | 86 | 15% | 36% | 50% | |
| History | 73 | 29% | 52% | 63% | |
| Social Studies | 51 | 33% | 63% | 65% | |
| Design & Technology | 43 | 26% | 65% | 81% | |
| Business | 40 | 15% | 43% | 63% | |
| Art and Design | 24 | 21% | 79% | 88% | |
| Physical Education | 22 | 23% | 77% | 82% |
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.