Countesthorpe Academy
Winchester Road, Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR
1,149 pupils · 64% of 1,795 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LIFE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 24.5%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
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 29 October 2024, published 3 December 2024. 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 | 38.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 40.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 62.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 12.3% |
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?
Usually has places available — 0.94 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 187 | 176 | 342 | 183 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 196 | 182 | 360 | 196 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 197 | 187 | 326 | 195 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 189 | 171 | 302 | 179 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 191 | 180 | 259 | 191 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 148 | 139 | 236 | 148 |
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
- South Wigston High School 2.9 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Wigston College 3.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Wigston Academy 4.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Brockington College 4.5 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Thomas Estley Community College 5.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Lancaster Academy 5.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
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.