The Winstanley School
About the school
The Winstanley School 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
- 12 September 2023
- Published
- 1 November 2023
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 29.9
- 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
- 17.80%
- Leicestershire
- 46.80%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 34.70%
- Leicestershire
- 66.60%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 33.90%
- Leicestershire
- 41.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 2.63
- Leicestershire
- 4.13
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
639
Girls
50.55%
Boys
49.45%
SEN support
25.82%
Education, health and care plan
7.20%
English as an additional language
22.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
43.35%
Overall absence
12.39
Persistent absence
33.83
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
120
Sustained education or employment
82%
Education
77%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
13%