The Winstanley School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Leicestershire
Kingsway North, Leicester, LE3 3BD
47
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 12/09/2023
Application demand
85%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
87.6%
33.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
643
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
640 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
85%
1st preference success rate
114 of 134 families who put it first got an offer
118
Places offered
261
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 134 | 114 | ● 85% |
| 2nd preference | 65 | 2 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 38 | 2 | ● 5% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 24 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 261 | 118 | 45% |
1st preference success by year
Leicestershire lets families list 5 preferences. 104 applications came from outside the council area (47 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
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- David Bennett
- Address
- Kingsway North, Leicester, LE3 3BD
- Phone
- 01162898688
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Braunstone Ravenhurst · Mid Leicestershire
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143844
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 41% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 21% | — | — |
| SEN support | 19% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LIFE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
643 pupils · 640 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
12 September 2023
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 · 665 pupils
Attendance
87.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
12.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
33.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
8.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
7.5%
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 | 33.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.80 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 28% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 40% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.92 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 29.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 17.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 34.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 33.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.63 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 118 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 114 | 2% | 21% | 33% | |
| Mathematics | 113 | 7% | 26% | 50% | |
| English Literature | 112 | 0% | 26% | 42% | |
| Combined Science | 103 | 0% | 12% | 30% | |
| Religious Studies | 72 | 3% | 31% | 50% | |
| Geography | 42 | 2% | 24% | 29% | |
| History | 34 | 9% | 32% | 53% | |
| Art and Design | 29 | 10% | 34% | 72% | |
| Drama | 26 | 0% | 31% | 54% | |
| French | 25 | 8% | 20% | 24% | |
| Business | 24 | 0% | 25% | 33% | |
| Design & Technology | 24 | 0% | 13% | 29% |
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) |
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.