The Robert Smyth Academy
About the school
The Robert Smyth 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
- 30 November 2022
- Published
- 16 January 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 53
- 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
- 62.60%
- Leicestershire
- 46.80%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 73.20%
- Leicestershire
- 66.60%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 85.50%
- Leicestershire
- 41.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 5.01
- Leicestershire
- 4.13
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 33.43
AAB or better
- School
- 9.80%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1277
Girls
50.35%
Boys
49.65%
SEN support
15.27%
Education, health and care plan
2.98%
English as an additional language
2.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
12.10%
Overall absence
6.59
Persistent absence
13.83
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
148
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
84%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
5%
Not sustained
5%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
163
Sustained education or employment
89%
Higher education
58%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
27%