The Robert Smyth Academy
Burnmill Road, Market Harborough, LE16 7JG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TUDOR GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Acting Principal
- Miss Kate Nicholson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Tudor Grange Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,405
- Pupils on roll
- 1,349
- URN
- 137161
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01858440770
About this school
The Robert Smyth Academy is a secondary academy in Market Harborough. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,349 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Robert Smyth Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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 30 November 2022, 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 | 148 | 170 | 179 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.0 | 52.7 | 53.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.11 -0.13 to +0.34 | +0.37 +0.16 to +0.59 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% | 60.6% | 62.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% | 80% | 73.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 87% | 85.9% | 85.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
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 The Robert Smyth Academy 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 | 47 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 52.7 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 53 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,169 |
| 2023/24 | 1,200 |
| 2024/25 | 1,277 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Robert Smyth Academy compares
The Robert Smyth Academy ranked 8th of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 83% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53 | 6.6% | 12.1% | 1,349 | — |
| Welland Park Academy | 53.2 | 6.3% | 13.7% | 1,014 | 0.8 miles |
| Kibworth Mead Academy | 47.8 | 8.1% | 17% | 852 | 4.5 miles |
| Montsaye Academy | — | — | — | 1,017 | 6.4 miles |
| Kingswood Secondary Academy | 42.9 | 9.3% | 33% | 1,208 | 8.0 miles |
| Lodge Park Academy | 33.5 | 13.2% | 37.2% | 703 | 8.6 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)
- 12.1%
- English as an additional language
- 2.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.59%
- Persistent absence
- 13.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Welland Park Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Market Harborough
-
Kibworth Mead Academy4.5 miles
Secondary · Leicester
-
Montsaye Academy6.4 miles
Secondary · Kettering
-
Kingswood Secondary Academy8.0 miles
Secondary · Corby
-
Lodge Park Academy8.6 miles
Secondary · Corby
Other schools in Market Harborough
- Welland Park Academy Secondary
- Bringhurst Primary School Primary
- Church Langton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Cottingham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Farndon Fields Primary School Primary
- Foxton Primary School Primary
- Great Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hallaton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Little Bowden School Primary
- Lubenham All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Market Harborough Church of England Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Robert Smyth Academy teach?
- The Robert Smyth Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Market Harborough.
- Who is the acting principal of The Robert Smyth Academy?
- The acting principal of The Robert Smyth Academy is Miss Kate Nicholson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Robert Smyth Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Robert Smyth Academy, 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 The Robert Smyth Academy?
- The Robert Smyth Academy has 1,349 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is The Robert Smyth Academy full?
- The Robert Smyth Academy has capacity for 1,405 pupils and 1,349 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 The Robert Smyth Academy a faith school?
- No. The Robert Smyth Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is The Robert Smyth Academy a selective school?
- No. The Robert Smyth Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The Robert Smyth Academy part of an academy trust?
- The Robert Smyth Academy is part of TUDOR GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Robert Smyth Academy have?
- The schools register lists The Robert Smyth Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Robert Smyth Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47 in 2022/23 and 53 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Robert Smyth Academy compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- The Robert Smyth Academy ranked 8th of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 83% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Robert Smyth Academy's absence rate?
- The Robert Smyth Academy's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Robert Smyth Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Robert Smyth Academy'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 1 July 2026.