Loughborough High School
Burton Walks, Loughborough, LE11 2DU
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Christian
- Headteacher
- Dr Fiona Miles
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious ethos
- Inter- / non- denominational
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Loughborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 610
- Pupils on roll
- 564
- URN
- 120333
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01509212348
About this school
Loughborough High School is a Christian girls' independent school in Leicestershire. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 564 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Loughborough High School under its current framework. 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
Loughborough High School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1980, 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 | 77 | 65 | 89 |
| Attainment 8 score | 19.7 | 17.9 | 17.7 |
| 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 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
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 Loughborough High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 19.7 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 17.9 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 17.7 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 529 |
| 2023/24 | 526 |
| 2024/25 | 523 |
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
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 148
Location
Nearby schools
-
Loughborough Grammar School0.1 miles
Independent schools · Loughborough
-
Fairfield Prep School0.1 miles
Independent schools
-
ASPIRE: Lifeskills0.4 miles
Special schools · Leicestershire
-
Compass Community School Mountfields Park0.6 miles
Special schools · Loughborough
-
Hardwick House School0.7 miles
Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Loughborough High School teach?
- Loughborough High School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is an independent school in Leicestershire.
- Who is the headteacher of Loughborough High School?
- The headteacher of Loughborough High School is Dr Fiona Miles, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Loughborough High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Loughborough High School 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 Loughborough High School?
- Loughborough High School has 564 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Loughborough High School full?
- Loughborough High School has capacity for 610 pupils and 564 on roll (92%), 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 Loughborough High School a faith school?
- Yes. Loughborough High School is designated Christian.
- Is Loughborough High School a selective school?
- Yes. Loughborough High School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Loughborough High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 19.7 in 2022/23 and 17.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Loughborough High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Loughborough High School'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.