Desford Community Primary School
Academy converter · Primary
Leicester · LE9 9JH · Leicestershire
Ages 5–11
Status: Open
0.6 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 137969
Bosworth Academy
Academy converter · Leicester · LE9 9JL
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–19
Pupils
1,565
Local authority
Leicestershire
Age range
Ages 11–19
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–19, in Leicester, Leicestershire, 1,565 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 15.9%.
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Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 137969
Location
- Address
- Leicester Lane, Desford
- Postcode
- LE9 9JL
- Town
- Leicester
- County
- Leicestershire
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,565
- Boys / girls
- 798 / 767
- School capacity
- 1,627
- Capacity fill
- 1,565 / 1,627 (96%)
- Free school meals
- 15.9%
- FSM pupils
- 196
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Religious character
- None
- Governance
- Academy trust: LIFE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- LIFE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Contact
- Telephone
- 01455822841