The Winstanley School
Kingsway North, Leicester, LE3 3BD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LIFE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr David Bennett
- Sponsor
- LIFE Multi-Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Mid Leicestershire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 640
- Pupils on roll
- 643
- URN
- 143844
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162898688
About this school
The Winstanley School is a secondary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 643 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Winstanley 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 120 | 124 | 118 |
| Attainment 8 score | 30.5 | 33.2 | 29.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.91 -1.18 to -0.65 | -0.80 -1.05 to -0.55 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 26% | 28.2% | 17.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 42% | 40.3% | 34.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 39% | 42.7% | 33.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
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 Winstanley 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 | 30.5 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 33.2 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 29.9 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 622 |
| 2023/24 | 628 |
| 2024/25 | 639 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Winstanley School compares
The Winstanley School ranked 43rd of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 22% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 29.9 | 12.4% | 43.4% | 643 | — |
| Fullhurst Community College | 39.2 | 11.8% | 38.7% | 1,441 | 1.1 miles |
| The Herewoode Academy | — | — | — | 979 | 1.8 miles |
| Castle Mead Academy | 48 | 9.3% | 45.2% | 1,223 | 2.1 miles |
| Brook Mead Academy | — | 6.2% | 28.8% | 1,104 | 2.2 miles |
| Brockington College | 46.8 | 7.5% | 16.4% | 1,165 | 2.3 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)
- 43.35%
- English as an additional language
- 22.4%
- Overall absence
- 12.39%
- Persistent absence
- 33.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Fullhurst Community College1.1 miles
Secondary · Leicester
-
The Herewoode Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Leicester
-
Castle Mead Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Leicester
-
Brook Mead Academy2.2 miles
Secondary · Leicester
-
Brockington College2.3 miles
Secondary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
The Winstanley School ranks 33rd 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 The Winstanley School teach?
- The Winstanley School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of The Winstanley School?
- The headteacher of The Winstanley School is Mr David Bennett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Winstanley School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Winstanley 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 Winstanley School?
- The Winstanley School has 643 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Winstanley School full?
- The Winstanley School has capacity for 640 pupils and 643 on roll (100%), 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 The Winstanley School a faith school?
- No. The Winstanley School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Winstanley School part of an academy trust?
- The Winstanley School is part of LIFE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Winstanley School have?
- The schools register lists The Winstanley School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Winstanley School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 30.5 in 2022/23 and 29.9 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 Winstanley School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- The Winstanley School ranked 43rd of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 22% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% 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 Winstanley School's absence rate?
- The Winstanley School's overall absence rate is 12.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Winstanley School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Winstanley 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 10 July 2026.