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Brockington College

Academy converter · Leicester · LE19 4AQ

Ages 11–16 · 1,165 pupils · Leicestershire

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Attainment 8

46.4

Overall absence

8.4%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-04-23

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-0.41
−20+2
Attainment 846.4
English & maths grade 5+41%
English & maths grade 4+66%
EBacc entry12%

EBacc APS: 3.8

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.6%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
6.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.6%
Enrolments in measure
1,216

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

206

Places offered

228

1st-preference offers

206

Total preferences (any rank)
421
Preferred offers (top 3)
222
Applications from outside LA
28
Offers to outside-LA applicants
14
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill97%

1,165 pupils · 1,200 places

Pupils on roll
1,165
Boys / girls
598 / 567
School capacity
1,200
Capacity fill
1,165 / 1,200 (97%)
Free school meals
17.4%
FSM pupils
203
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Leicester
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: EMBRACE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
EMBRACE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Mr Jon Barton

Location

Address
Blaby Road, Enderby
Postcode
LE19 4AQ
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicestershire
District
Blaby
Constituency
South Leicestershire
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

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 11–16, in Leicester, Leicestershire, 1,165 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 17.4%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Leicester.

Open schools in Leicester
229
Secondary schools in Leicester
33
Academies among open schools in Leicester
56% (128)
Open schools in LE19
6
Secondary in LE19
1
Open schools in Leicestershire LA
328
Secondary in Leicestershire LA
44

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • P8-0.8
    • EM5+28%
    • Absence12.7%

    2.3 miles away

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    • Att839.4
    • P8-0.8
    • EM5+41%
    • Absence9.9%

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    • Att835.0
    • P8-1.0
    • EM5+24%
    • Absence11.6%

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Jon Barton
Telephone
01162863722
Website
www.brockington.leics.sch.uk

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