Moat Community College
Maidstone Road, Leicester, LE2 0TU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Principal
- Mr Brian Killeen
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Leicester South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 1,091
- URN
- 120292
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162625705
About this school
Moat Community College is a community secondary school in Leicester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,091 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 214 | 211 | 213 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.9 | 47.0 | 44.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.02 -0.22 to +0.18 | +0.19 -0.01 to +0.39 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 46.4% | 34.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% | 65.9% | 59.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 65% | 59.2% | 70% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Moat Community College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leicester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43.9 | 40.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47 | 42.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.6 | 46.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,085 |
| 2023/24 | 1,089 |
| 2024/25 | 1,093 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Moat Community College compares
Moat Community College ranked 14th of 19 secondary schools in Leicester for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.6 | 8.9% | 37.1% | 1,091 | — |
| Madani Boys School | 52.2 | 5.9% | 23.9% | 450 | 0.9 miles |
| Madani Girls' School | 61.4 | 4.9% | 27.3% | 452 | 0.9 miles |
| Castle Mead Academy | 48 | 9.3% | 45.2% | 1,223 | 1.1 miles |
| Crown Hills Community College | 47.4 | 6.2% | 26.3% | 1,493 | 1.3 miles |
| Brook Mead Academy | — | 6.2% | 28.8% | 1,104 | 1.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.05%
- English as an additional language
- 84.6%
- Overall absence
- 8.9%
- Persistent absence
- 26.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Madani Boys School0.9 miles
Secondary · Leicester
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Madani Girls' School0.9 miles
Secondary · Leicester
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Castle Mead Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Leicester
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Crown Hills Community College1.3 miles
Secondary · Leicester
-
Brook Mead Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Moat Community College ranks 25th of the 33 ranked secondary schools in Leicester.
- Babington Academy Secondary
- Beauchamp College Secondary
- Beaumont Leys School Secondary
- Bosworth Academy Secondary
- Brockington College Secondary
- Brook Mead Academy Secondary
- Brookvale Groby Learning Campus Secondary
- Castle Mead Academy Secondary
- Crown Hills Community College Secondary
- English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Fullhurst Community College Secondary
- Gartree High School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Moat Community College teach?
- Moat Community College teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Leicester.
- Who is the principal of Moat Community College?
- The principal of Moat Community College is Mr Brian Killeen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Moat Community College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Moat Community College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Moat Community College?
- Moat Community College has 1,091 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Moat Community College full?
- Moat Community College has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 1,091 on roll (104%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Moat Community College a faith school?
- No. Moat Community College has no designated religious character.
- Is Moat Community College a selective school?
- No. Moat Community College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Moat Community College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.9 in 2022/23 and 44.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Moat Community College rank locally?
- Moat Community College ranked 14th of 19 secondary schools in Leicester for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Moat Community College's absence rate?
- Moat Community College's overall absence rate is 8.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Moat Community College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Moat Community College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.