Charnwood College
Thorpe Hill, Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Tracey Rowe
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The David Ross Education Trust
- Constituency
- Loughborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,442
- Pupils on roll
- 664
- URN
- 141874
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01509554400
About this school
Charnwood College is a secondary academy in Loughborough. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 664 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Charnwood College, 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 82 | 63 | 86 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.6 | 43.8 | 43.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.15 -0.47 to +0.17 | +0.19 -0.17 to +0.56 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 36.5% | 33.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% | 60.3% | 65.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 57% | 41.3% | 40.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
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 Charnwood College 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 | 42.6 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.8 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.9 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 572 |
| 2023/24 | 583 |
| 2024/25 | 651 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Charnwood College compares
Charnwood College ranked 30th of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% 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 | 43.9 | 6.6% | 29.1% | 664 | — |
| De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire | 55.1 | 6.2% | 15.7% | 1,376 | 0.1 miles |
| Limehurst Academy | 48.2 | 9.8% | 35.3% | 656 | 1.4 miles |
| Iveshead School | 43.7 | 9.1% | 20% | 985 | 1.8 miles |
| Woodbrook Vale School | 51.2 | 8.3% | 16.1% | 839 | 1.8 miles |
| Rawlins | 45 | 10.6% | 20.1% | 1,455 | 3.4 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)
- 29.14%
- English as an additional language
- 13.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.55%
- Persistent absence
- 21.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire0.1 miles
Secondary · Loughborough
-
Limehurst Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Loughborough
-
Iveshead School1.8 miles
Secondary · Loughborough
-
Woodbrook Vale School1.8 miles
Secondary · Loughborough
-
Rawlins3.4 miles
Secondary · Loughborough
Other schools in Loughborough
Charnwood College ranks 7th of the 8 ranked secondary schools in Loughborough.
- De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire Secondary
- East Leake Academy Secondary
- Humphrey Perkins School Secondary
- Iveshead School Secondary
- Limehurst Academy Secondary
- Rawlins Secondary
- Woodbrook Vale School Secondary
- Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School Primary
- Belton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Booth Wood Academy Primary
- Brookside Primary School Primary
- Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Charnwood College teach?
- Charnwood College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Loughborough.
- Who is the principal of Charnwood College?
- The principal of Charnwood College is Mrs Tracey Rowe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Charnwood College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Charnwood College, 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 Charnwood College?
- Charnwood College has 664 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Charnwood College full?
- Charnwood College has capacity for 1,442 pupils and 664 on roll (46%), 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 Charnwood College a faith school?
- No. Charnwood College has no designated religious character.
- Is Charnwood College a selective school?
- No. Charnwood College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Charnwood College part of an academy trust?
- Charnwood College is part of THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Charnwood College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.6 in 2022/23 and 43.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Charnwood College compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Charnwood College ranked 30th of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% 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 Charnwood College's absence rate?
- Charnwood College's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Charnwood College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Charnwood College'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 2 July 2026.