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Crown Hills Community College

Community school · Leicester · LE5 5FT

Ages 11–16 · 1,493 pupils · Leicester

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Ofsted

Not judged

Attainment 8

48.7

Overall absence

7.1%

Admissions demand

1.01 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-01-21

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
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+0.32
−20+2
Attainment 848.7
English & maths grade 5+49%
English & maths grade 4+72%
EBacc entry30%

EBacc APS: 4.2

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)22.2%
Unauthorised3.3%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.9%
Enrolments in measure
1,530

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

1.01 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

309

Places offered

307

1st-preference offers

249

Total preferences (any rank)
765
Preferred offers (top 3)
307
Applications from outside LA
10
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2
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 fill119%

1,493 pupils · 1,254 places

Pupils on roll
1,493
Boys / girls
805 / 688
School capacity
1,254
Capacity fill
1,493 / 1,254 (119%)
Free school meals
27.1%
FSM pupils
405
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr F Adam

Location

Address
Gwendolen Road
Postcode
LE5 5FT
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicester
District
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester South
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 community school (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Leicester, Leicester, 1,493 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 27.1%.

Open schools in Leicester
229
Secondary schools in Leicester
33
Academies among open schools in Leicester
56% (128)
Open schools in LE5
45
Secondary in LE5
7
Open schools in Leicester LA
142
Secondary in Leicester LA
19

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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    • P81.1
    • EM5+75%
    • Absence4.7%

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    • P80.4
    • EM5+58%
    • Absence5.5%

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    • P80.3
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    • Absence9.3%

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  • Moat Community College

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    • Absence8.1%

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  • Manor High School

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    • Att856.8
    • P80.7
    • EM5+65%
    • Absence7.8%

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr F Adam
Telephone
01162736893
Website
http://www.crownhills.com/

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