The City of Leicester College
Downing Drive, Evington, Leicester, LE5 6LN
This school is closed (it closed in May 2023).
It was replaced by The City of Leicester College. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Ken Vernon
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Leicester East
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 1,614
- Pupils on roll
- 1,696
- URN
- 120297
- Local authority
- Leicester
About this school
The City of Leicester College was a community secondary school in Leicester. It taught children aged 11 to 19 and had 1,696 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
The City of Leicester College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 293 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.31 +0.14 to +0.49 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 11% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 |
How The City of Leicester College compares
Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.8% | 23.7% | 1,696 | — |
| The City of Leicester College | 49.1 | 7.5% | 35.5% | 1,499 | 0.0 miles |
| Judgemeadow Community College | 46.7 | 7.8% | 24.7% | 975 | 0.3 miles |
| St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy | 54.5 | 6.7% | 19.5% | 1,167 | 0.4 miles |
| Crown Hills Community College | 47.4 | 6.2% | 26.3% | 1,493 | 1.2 miles |
| Manor High School | 58.9 | 7.5% | 13.9% | 941 | 1.5 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.7%
- English as an additional language
- 59%
- Overall absence
- 7.8%
- Persistent absence
- 23%
Location
Nearby schools
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The City of Leicester College0.0 miles
Secondary · Leicester
-
Judgemeadow Community College0.3 miles
Secondary · Leicester
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St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Secondary · Leicester
-
Crown Hills Community College1.2 miles
Secondary · Leicester
-
Manor High School1.5 miles
Secondary · Leicester
Other 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 The City of Leicester College teach?
- The City of Leicester College taught children aged 11 to 19. It was a secondary school in Leicester.
- Has The City of Leicester College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The City of Leicester College under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is The City of Leicester College?
- The City of Leicester College had 1,696 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- What are The City of Leicester College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The City of Leicester 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 12 September 2023.