Fullhurst Community College
Imperial Avenue, Leicester, LE3 1AH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- Fullhurst Co-operative Learning Partnership
- Headteacher
- Mrs Christina Bailey
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Leicester West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,500
- Pupils on roll
- 1,441
- URN
- 120298
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162824326
About this school
Fullhurst Community College is a foundation secondary school in Leicester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,441 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Fullhurst Community College, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 302 | 293 | 287 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.9 | 42.2 | 39.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.05 -0.22 to +0.12 | -0.17 -0.34 to 0.00 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% | 40.3% | 35.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 48% | 58.4% | 55.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 12% | 14% | 15.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
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 Fullhurst 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 | 40.9 | 40.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.2 | 42.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.2 | 46.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,517 |
| 2023/24 | 1,528 |
| 2024/25 | 1,512 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fullhurst Community College compares
Fullhurst Community College ranked 15th of 19 secondary schools in Leicester for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 36% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.2 | 11.8% | 38.7% | 1,441 | — |
| Castle Mead Academy | 48 | 9.3% | 45.2% | 1,223 | 1.1 miles |
| The Winstanley School | 29.9 | 12.4% | 43.4% | 643 | 1.1 miles |
| Brook Mead Academy | — | 6.2% | 28.8% | 1,104 | 1.5 miles |
| The Herewoode Academy | — | — | — | 979 | 1.6 miles |
| Moat Community College | 44.6 | 8.9% | 37.1% | 1,091 | 1.8 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)
- 38.69%
- English as an additional language
- 31.5%
- Overall absence
- 11.79%
- Persistent absence
- 33.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Castle Mead Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Leicester
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The Winstanley School1.1 miles
Secondary · Leicester
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Brook Mead Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Leicester
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The Herewoode Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Leicester
-
Moat Community College1.8 miles
Secondary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Fullhurst Community College ranks 28th 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
- Gartree High School Secondary
- Heath Lane Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Fullhurst Community College teach?
- Fullhurst Community College teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Fullhurst Community College?
- The headteacher of Fullhurst Community College is Mrs Christina Bailey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Fullhurst Community College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fullhurst 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 many pupils are at Fullhurst Community College?
- Fullhurst Community College has 1,441 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Fullhurst Community College full?
- Fullhurst Community College has capacity for 1,500 pupils and 1,441 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Fullhurst Community College a faith school?
- No. Fullhurst Community College has no designated religious character.
- Is Fullhurst Community College a selective school?
- No. Fullhurst Community College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Fullhurst Community College part of an academy trust?
- Fullhurst Community College is part of Fullhurst Co-operative Learning Partnership. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Fullhurst Community College have?
- The schools register lists Fullhurst Community College's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Fullhurst Community College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.9 in 2022/23 and 39.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Fullhurst Community College compare with other schools in Leicester?
- Fullhurst Community College ranked 15th of 19 secondary schools in Leicester for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 36% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fullhurst Community College's absence rate?
- Fullhurst Community College's overall absence rate is 11.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fullhurst Community College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fullhurst 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.