Hastings High School
St Catherine's Close, Burbage, Hinckley, LE10 2QE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Co Headteacher Stephen Shipman and Claire Bradley
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 800
- Pupils on roll
- 890
- URN
- 140103
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01455239414
About this school
Hastings High School is a secondary academy in Hinckley. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 890 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hastings High 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 24 May 2023, 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 | 168 | 173 | 160 |
| Attainment 8 score | 53.1 | 52.0 | 48.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.43 +0.22 to +0.65 | +0.40 +0.19 to +0.62 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 62% | 56.6% | 52.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 82% | 79.2% | 69.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 15% | 17.9% | 14.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
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 Hastings 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 | 53.1 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 52 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.5 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 845 |
| 2023/24 | 854 |
| 2024/25 | 859 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hastings High School compares
Hastings High School ranked 15th of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 71% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.5 | 7.2% | 14.2% | 890 | — |
| The Hinckley School | 43.8 | 9.9% | 22.7% | 1,080 | 0.8 miles |
| Redmoor Academy | 47.9 | 7.6% | 22.4% | 990 | 1.7 miles |
| Heath Lane Academy | 40 | 10.5% | 32.1% | 644 | 2.9 miles |
| Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 54.3 | 6.5% | 11.4% | 731 | 3.1 miles |
| Higham Lane North Academy | — | — | — | 154 | 4.1 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)
- 14.2%
- English as an additional language
- 4.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.19%
- Persistent absence
- 16.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Hinckley School0.8 miles
Secondary · Hinckley
-
Redmoor Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Hinckley
-
Heath Lane Academy2.9 miles
Secondary · Leicester
-
Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy3.1 miles
Secondary · Nuneaton
-
Higham Lane North Academy4.1 miles
Secondary · Nuneaton
Other schools in Hinckley
- Redmoor Academy Secondary
- The Hinckley School Secondary
- Sketchley Hill Menphys Nursery School, Burbage Nursery
- Battling Brook Primary School Primary
- Burbage Church of England Infant School Primary
- Burbage Junior School Primary
- Hinckley Parks Primary School Primary
- Hollycroft Primary School Primary
- Richmond Primary School Primary
- Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- Sharnford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Hastings High School teach?
- Hastings High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Hinckley.
- Who is the headteacher of Hastings High School?
- The headteacher of Hastings High School is Co Headteacher Stephen Shipman and Claire Bradley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hastings High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hastings High 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 Hastings High School?
- Hastings High School has 890 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Hastings High School full?
- Hastings High School has capacity for 800 pupils and 890 on roll (111%), so it is at or above 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 Hastings High School a faith school?
- No. Hastings High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Hastings High School a selective school?
- No. Hastings High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Hastings High School part of an academy trust?
- Hastings High School is part of HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hastings High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 53.1 in 2022/23 and 48.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hastings High School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Hastings High School ranked 15th of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 71% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hastings High School's absence rate?
- Hastings High School's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hastings High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hastings 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 1 July 2026.