Sir Jonathan North Girls' College
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Leicester
Knighton Lane East, Leicester, LE2 6FU
75
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 14/01/2025
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.7%
23.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,115
Capacity used
Nearly full93%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
153 of 154 families who put it first got an offer
205
Places offered
281
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 154 | 153 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 69 | 23 | ● 33% |
| 3rd preference | 36 | 6 | ● 17% |
| 4th preference | 22 | 2 | ● 9% |
| Total | 281 | 184 | 65% |
1st preference success by year
Leicester lets families list 4 preferences. 45 applications came from outside the council area (28 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
- Girls
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- James McKenna
- Address
- Knighton Lane East, Leicester, LE2 6FU
- Phone
- 01162708116
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Ward / constituency
- Knighton · Leicester South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 146108
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 32% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 34% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST
1,115 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
14 January 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,208 pupils
Attendance
91.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
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 | 52.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.51 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 56% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 72% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.16 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 52.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 53.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 74.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 89.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.09 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 240 | — |
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 | 236 | 26% | 56% | 77% | |
| English Language | 236 | 30% | 71% | 83% | |
| English Literature | 228 | 34% | 77% | 86% | |
| Combined Science | 176 | 10% | 45% | 72% | |
| Geography | 141 | 29% | 57% | 71% | |
| French | 112 | 28% | 79% | 89% | |
| Spanish | 103 | 25% | 67% | 77% | |
| History | 85 | 32% | 59% | 66% | |
| Social Studies | 64 | 28% | 63% | 80% | |
| Business | 57 | 23% | 54% | 65% | |
| Art and Design | 54 | 22% | 50% | 57% | |
| Biology | 53 | 64% | 100% | 100% |
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.