The Cedars Academy
About the school
The Cedars Academy is an open secondary school in Leicestershire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 22 March 2023
- Published
- 18 May 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 45.1
- Leicestershire
- 46.2
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Leicestershire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 42.00%
- Leicestershire
- 46.80%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 61.70%
- Leicestershire
- 66.60%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 57.40%
- Leicestershire
- 41.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.15
- Leicestershire
- 4.13
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- D+
Average A-level points
- School
- 24.44
AAB or better
- School
- 0.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
981
Girls
49.54%
Boys
50.46%
SEN support
15.90%
Education, health and care plan
3.57%
English as an additional language
8.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
22.30%
Overall absence
7.88
Persistent absence
20.42
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
174
Sustained education or employment
92%
Education
85%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
4%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
30
Sustained education or employment
97%
Higher education
70%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
23%