Schools in Leicester

94 schools with published admissions figures

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The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Leicester

Primary

Offered their first choice 96.8%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 86.2% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 99.3%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 3,626
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 96.8% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 99.3% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 10.6 points higher than in 2016, when it was 86.2%.

The council's primary schools between them had 4,828 places for 3,626 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 83.9%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 84.9% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 94.5%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 4,613
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 83.9% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 94.5% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 1.0 points lower than in 2016, when it was 84.9%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 4,570 places for 4,613 applications, which is 43 fewer places than applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Leicester lodged 515 appeals about a school place.

416 of them were heard by a panel and 13 succeeded, which is about 3 in every 100 heard.

The other 99 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Primary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
St John the Baptist CofE Primary School Leicester	1.00	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Joseph's Catholic Academy Leicester	1.00	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Mary's Fields Academy 410	1.05	-	Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy Leicester	0.97	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Stokes Wood Primary School Leicester	1.00	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Taylor Road Primary School Leicester	1.00	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Thurnby Mead Primary Academy Leicester	0.89	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Uplands Infant School Leicester	0.98	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Whitehall Primary School Leicester	0.99	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy Leicester	1.00	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Wolsey House Primary School Leicester	0.97	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Woodstock Primary Academy Leicester	1.00	-	Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Wyvern Primary School Leicester	0.98	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)

Elsewhere

Most sought-after schools in Leicester by first preferences per place
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