Madani Boys School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Boys · Leicester
77 Evington Valley, Leicester, LE5 5LL
74
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Improved significantly
No graded inspection
Application demand
41%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.1%
13.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
450
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
450 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
41%
1st preference success rate
90 of 222 families who put it first got an offer
90
Places offered
353
Total applications
3.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 222 | 90 | ● 41% |
| 2nd preference | 87 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 30 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 14 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 353 | 90 | 25% |
1st preference success by year
Leicester lets families list 4 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
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Muslim
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Riyaz Laher
- Address
- 77 Evington Valley, Leicester, LE5 5LL
- Phone
- 01162498080
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Ward / constituency
- Stoneygate · Leicester South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138869
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 26% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 82% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
450 pupils · 450 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
08 May 2025
Ungraded inspection
Improved significantly
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 459 pupils
Attendance
94.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
13.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
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 | 51.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.40 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 58% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.40 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 52.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 61.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 80.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 43.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.48 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 88 | — |
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 | 88 | 34% | 64% | 86% | |
| English Language | 88 | 9% | 67% | 88% | |
| Religious Studies | 88 | 39% | 75% | 84% | |
| English Literature | 88 | 20% | 68% | 84% | |
| Combined Science | 71 | 17% | 45% | 63% | |
| French | 45 | 18% | 44% | 51% | |
| Geography | 33 | 18% | 42% | 64% | |
| Arabic | 24 | 17% | 38% | 46% | |
| Business | 22 | 5% | 32% | 73% | |
| Computer Science | 22 | 50% | 91% | 95% | |
| Biology | 17 | 53% | 76% | 94% | |
| Physics | 17 | 53% | 82% | 88% |
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 Leicester 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.