Charnwood College
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Leicestershire
Thorpe Hill, Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
63
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 13/09/2022
Application demand
95%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.5%
21.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
664
Capacity used
Has space46%
1,442 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
95%
1st preference success rate
118 of 124 families who put it first got an offer
118
Places offered
373
Total applications
3.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 124 | 118 | ● 95% |
| 2nd preference | 119 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 85 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 45 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 373 | 118 | 32% |
1st preference success by year
Leicestershire lets families list 5 preferences. 4 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Tracey Rowe
- Address
- Thorpe Hill, Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
- Phone
- 01509554400
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Loughborough Ashby · Loughborough
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141874
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 24% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 14% | — | — |
| SEN support | 21% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST
664 pupils · 1,442 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
13 September 2022
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
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 614 pupils
Attendance
93.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
21.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
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 | 43.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.19 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 60% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.99 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.88 | — | — |
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 | 43.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 33.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 65.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 40.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.02 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 86 | — |
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 | 29.52 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 11.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 28 | — |
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 | 85 | 21% | 47% | 75% | |
| English Language | 85 | 8% | 45% | 71% | |
| English Literature | 84 | 8% | 43% | 63% | |
| Combined Science | 55 | 4% | 33% | 53% | |
| History | 45 | 22% | 42% | 58% | |
| Geography | 36 | 6% | 39% | 56% | |
| Art and Design | 35 | 11% | 29% | 54% | |
| Business | 30 | 27% | 60% | 83% | |
| Biology | 28 | 29% | 64% | 71% | |
| Physics | 28 | 25% | 61% | 86% | |
| Chemistry | 28 | 21% | 57% | 79% | |
| Physical Education | 22 | 9% | 32% | 59% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | 12 | 0% | 17% | 33% | |
| Mathematics | 11 | 9% | 27% | 36% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 11 | 18% | 36% | 64% | |
| Biology | 10 | 0% | 20% | 30% | |
| Economics | 10 | 0% | 0% | 20% | |
| Chemistry | 8 | 13% | 13% | 38% | |
| Sociology | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Psychology | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Geography | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Language and Literature | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 18981: Charnwood College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
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) | 53% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 8% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 67% | — | — |
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.