Leicester High School for Girls
454 London Road, Leicester, LE2 2PP
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headmaster
- Mr John Partridge
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Leicester South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 435
- Pupils on roll
- 249
- URN
- 120324
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162705338
About this school
Leicester High School for Girls is a Church of England girls' independent school in Leicester. It teaches children aged 3 to 18 and has 249 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Leicester High School for Girls under its current framework. 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
Leicester High School for Girls has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1932, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 35 | 33 | 34 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.8 | 45.2 | 47.6 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
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 Leicester High School for Girls 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 | 39.8 | 40.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.2 | 42.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.6 | 46.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 312 |
| 2023/24 | 306 |
| 2024/25 | 284 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 2
- Pupils on SEN support
- 14
Location
Nearby schools
-
Miller House School0.5 miles
Special schools · Leicester
-
Leicester Partnership School0.6 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Leicester
-
Leicester Islamic Academy0.7 miles
Independent schools · Leicester
-
Leicester Preparatory School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Leicester
-
Land of Learning Primary School1.0 miles
Independent schools · Leicester
Common questions
- What year groups does Leicester High School for Girls teach?
- Leicester High School for Girls teaches children aged 3 to 18. It is an independent school in Leicester.
- Who is the headmaster of Leicester High School for Girls?
- The headmaster of Leicester High School for Girls is Mr John Partridge, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Leicester High School for Girls been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Leicester High School for Girls 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 Leicester High School for Girls?
- Leicester High School for Girls has 249 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 18.
- Is Leicester High School for Girls full?
- Leicester High School for Girls has capacity for 435 pupils and 249 on roll (57%), so it has space against 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 Leicester High School for Girls a faith school?
- Yes. Leicester High School for Girls is designated Church of England.
- How have Leicester High School for Girls's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.8 in 2022/23 and 47.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Leicester High School for Girls's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Leicester High School for Girls'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 24 July 2026.