The Roundhill Academy
997 Melton Road, Thurmaston, Leicester, LE4 8GQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BRADGATE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
- Principal
- Mrs Natalie Teece
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Bradgate Education Partnership
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 686
- URN
- 138079
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162693896
About this school
The Roundhill Academy is a secondary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 686 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 175 | 180 | 148 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.8 | 45.6 | 45.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.06 -0.16 to +0.27 | -0.27 -0.48 to -0.06 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% | 49.4% | 46.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% | 71.1% | 68.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 13% | 16.7% | 8.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
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 Roundhill 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 | 50.8 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.6 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.9 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 824 |
| 2023/24 | 794 |
| 2024/25 | 730 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Roundhill Academy compares
The Roundhill Academy ranked 26th of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 61% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.9 | 9.3% | 21.4% | 686 | — |
| The Cedars Academy | 45.1 | 7.9% | 22.3% | 985 | 1.2 miles |
| Wreake Valley Academy | 39.7 | 11.4% | 21.4% | 1,148 | 1.5 miles |
| Rushey Mead Academy | 51.6 | 5.7% | 22.4% | 1,804 | 1.9 miles |
| Soar Valley College | 51.5 | 5.4% | 30.5% | 1,564 | 2.0 miles |
| Orchard Mead Academy | 38.9 | 11.3% | 39.6% | 1,007 | 3.0 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)
- 21.37%
- English as an additional language
- 21.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.25%
- Persistent absence
- 26.09%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Cedars Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Leicester
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Wreake Valley Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Leicester
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Rushey Mead Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Leicester
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Soar Valley College2.0 miles
Secondary · Leicester
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Orchard Mead Academy3.0 miles
Secondary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
The Roundhill Academy ranks 21st 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
- Fullhurst Community College Secondary
- Gartree High School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Roundhill Academy teach?
- The Roundhill Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Leicester.
- Who is the principal of The Roundhill Academy?
- The principal of The Roundhill Academy is Mrs Natalie Teece, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Roundhill Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Roundhill 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 big is The Roundhill Academy?
- The Roundhill Academy has 686 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Roundhill Academy full?
- The Roundhill Academy has capacity for 750 pupils and 686 on roll (91%), 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 The Roundhill Academy a faith school?
- No. The Roundhill Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is The Roundhill Academy a selective school?
- No. The Roundhill Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Roundhill Academy?
- The Roundhill Academy is part of BRADGATE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Roundhill Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 50.8 in 2022/23 and 45.9 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 Roundhill Academy rank locally?
- The Roundhill Academy ranked 26th of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 61% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% 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 Roundhill Academy's absence rate?
- The Roundhill Academy's overall absence rate is 9.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Roundhill Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Roundhill 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.