Heath Lane Academy
Heath Lane, Earl Shilton, Leicester, LE9 7PD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Mark Trimingham
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- United Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 800
- Pupils on roll
- 644
- URN
- 138327
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01455845061
About this school
Heath Lane Academy is a secondary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 644 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Heath Lane Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 February 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 106 | 135 | 137 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.6 | 35.3 | 40.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.32 -0.59 to -0.05 | -0.55 -0.80 to -0.31 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 20% | 30.4% | 34.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 40% | 46.7% | 55.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 4.4% | 19.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
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 Heath Lane 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 | 36.6 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 35.3 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 643 |
| 2023/24 | 698 |
| 2024/25 | 674 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Heath Lane Academy compares
Heath Lane Academy ranked 38th of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 39% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40 | 10.5% | 32.1% | 644 | — |
| The Hinckley School | 43.8 | 9.9% | 22.7% | 1,080 | 2.1 miles |
| Redmoor Academy | 47.9 | 7.6% | 22.4% | 990 | 2.7 miles |
| Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 54.3 | 6.5% | 11.4% | 731 | 2.8 miles |
| Hastings High School | 48.5 | 7.2% | 14.2% | 890 | 2.9 miles |
| Bosworth Academy | 48.6 | 6.2% | 14.6% | 1,565 | 4.0 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)
- 32.05%
- English as an additional language
- 5.3%
- Overall absence
- 10.54%
- Persistent absence
- 28.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Hinckley School2.1 miles
Secondary · Hinckley
-
Redmoor Academy2.7 miles
Secondary · Hinckley
-
Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy2.8 miles
Secondary · Nuneaton
-
Hastings High School2.9 miles
Secondary · Hinckley
-
Bosworth Academy4.0 miles
Secondary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Heath Lane Academy ranks 26th 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 ages does Heath Lane Academy teach?
- Heath Lane Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Leicester.
- Who is the principal of Heath Lane Academy?
- The principal of Heath Lane Academy is Mr Mark Trimingham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Heath Lane Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Heath Lane 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 Heath Lane Academy?
- Heath Lane Academy has 644 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Heath Lane Academy full?
- Heath Lane Academy has capacity for 800 pupils and 644 on roll (81%), 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 Heath Lane Academy a faith school?
- No. Heath Lane Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Heath Lane Academy a selective school?
- No. Heath Lane Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Heath Lane Academy part of an academy trust?
- Heath Lane Academy is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Heath Lane Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 36.6 in 2022/23 and 40 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Heath Lane Academy compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Heath Lane Academy ranked 38th of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 39% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Heath Lane Academy's absence rate?
- Heath Lane Academy's overall absence rate is 10.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Heath Lane Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Heath Lane 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.