The Market Bosworth School
Station Road, Market Bosworth, Nuneaton, CV13 0JT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE MARKET BOSWORTH SCHOOL
- Principal
- Mr Stuart Wilson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 860
- Pupils on roll
- 842
- URN
- 138108
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01455290251
About this school
The Market Bosworth School is a secondary academy in Nuneaton. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 842 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Market Bosworth School, 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 163 | 156 | 154 |
| Attainment 8 score | 56.1 | 57.4 | 59.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.75 +0.53 to +0.97 | +0.83 +0.61 to +1.06 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 75% | 69.2% | 72.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 87% | 84.6% | 86.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 47% | 46.8% | 50.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
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 Market Bosworth 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 | 56.1 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 57.4 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 59.5 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 818 |
| 2023/24 | 824 |
| 2024/25 | 840 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Market Bosworth School compares
The Market Bosworth School ranked 1st of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 93% 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 | 59.5 | 6.6% | 11.2% | 842 | — |
| Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 54.3 | 6.5% | 11.4% | 731 | 3.6 miles |
| Ibstock School | 41.5 | 11.9% | 21.9% | 689 | 4.5 miles |
| Heath Lane Academy | 40 | 10.5% | 32.1% | 644 | 4.5 miles |
| Bosworth Academy | 48.6 | 6.2% | 14.6% | 1,565 | 5.0 miles |
| Redmoor Academy | 47.9 | 7.6% | 22.4% | 990 | 5.1 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)
- 11.19%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.59%
- Persistent absence
- 14.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy3.6 miles
Secondary · Nuneaton
-
Ibstock School4.5 miles
Secondary · Ibstock
-
Heath Lane Academy4.5 miles
Secondary · Leicester
-
Bosworth Academy5.0 miles
Secondary · Leicester
-
Redmoor Academy5.1 miles
Secondary · Hinckley
Other schools in Nuneaton
The Market Bosworth School ranks 1st of the 8 ranked secondary schools in Nuneaton.
- Etone College Secondary
- George Eliot Academy Secondary
- Hartshill Academy Secondary
- Higham Lane North Academy Secondary
- Higham Lane School Secondary
- Nuneaton Academy Secondary
- Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy Secondary
- St Thomas More Catholic Academy and Sixth Form College Secondary
- Stockingford Maintained Nursery School Nursery
- Abbey CofE Infant School Primary
- All Saints CofE Primary School and Nursery, Nuneaton Primary
- Barlestone Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Market Bosworth School teach?
- The Market Bosworth School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Nuneaton.
- Who is the principal of The Market Bosworth School?
- The principal of The Market Bosworth School is Mr Stuart Wilson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Market Bosworth School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Market Bosworth School, 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 Market Bosworth School?
- The Market Bosworth School has 842 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Market Bosworth School full?
- The Market Bosworth School has capacity for 860 pupils and 842 on roll (98%), 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 Market Bosworth School a faith school?
- No. The Market Bosworth School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Market Bosworth School a selective school?
- No. The Market Bosworth School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The Market Bosworth School part of an academy trust?
- The Market Bosworth School is part of THE MARKET BOSWORTH SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Market Bosworth School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 56.1 in 2022/23 and 59.5 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 Market Bosworth School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- The Market Bosworth School ranked 1st of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 93% 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 Market Bosworth School's absence rate?
- The Market Bosworth School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Market Bosworth School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Market Bosworth 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 1 July 2026.