The City of Leicester College
About the school
The City of Leicester College is an open secondary school in Leicester.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 6 May 2026
- Published
- 24 June 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 49.1
- Leicester
- 45.5
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Leicester
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 52.20%
- Leicester
- 43.20%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 73.30%
- Leicester
- 62.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 7.80%
- Leicester
- 40.20%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.93
- Leicester
- 4.02
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 34.02
AAB or better
- School
- 17.30%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1569
Girls
49.39%
Boys
50.61%
SEN support
13.64%
Education, health and care plan
1.21%
English as an additional language
47.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
35.51%
Overall absence
7.45
Persistent absence
19.94
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
293
Sustained education or employment
94%
Education
91%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
4%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
153
Sustained education or employment
82%
Higher education
60%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
13%