Hastings High School
St Catherine's Close, Hinckley, LE10 2QE
890 pupils · 111% of 800 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Free school meals
- 15.5%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 24 May 2023, published 6 July 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 52.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 69.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 14.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 185 | 175 | 400 | 185 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 189 | 179 | 394 | 188 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 182 | 177 | 363 | 182 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 174 | 176 | 373 | 174 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 164 | 206 | 344 | 164 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 161 | 233 | 356 | 161 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 158 | 195 | 304 | 158 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 172 | 189 | 312 | 172 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Hinckley School 1.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Redmoor Academy 2.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Heath Lane Academy 4.7 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy 5.1 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- Higham Lane North Academy 6.6 km · No Ofsted rating
- Higham Lane School 6.7 km · Standards maintained (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.