Lancaster Academy
Knighton Lane East, Leicester, LE2 6FU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEARNING WITHOUT LIMITS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anna Fisher
- Sponsor
- Learning Without Limits
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Leicester South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 883
- URN
- 143857
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162703176
About this school
Lancaster Academy is a secondary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 883 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lancaster 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
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 | 232 | 200 | 218 |
| Attainment 8 score | 33.0 | 36.6 | 37.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.78 -1.04 to -0.53 | -0.65 -0.90 to -0.39 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 24% | 29% | 26.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 38% | 46% | 45% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 9% | 8% | 14.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
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 Lancaster 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 | Leicester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 33 | 40.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 36.6 | 42.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 37.5 | 46.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 944 |
| 2023/24 | 967 |
| 2024/25 | 962 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lancaster Academy compares
Lancaster Academy ranked 19th of 19 secondary schools in Leicester for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 32% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37.5 | 8.5% | 40.6% | 883 | — |
| Sir Jonathan North Girls' College | 52.6 | 8.3% | 30% | 1,115 | 0.1 miles |
| Wigston Academy | 42.8 | 8.9% | 24.7% | 1,286 | 1.6 miles |
| Wigston College | — | — | 0% | 241 | 1.7 miles |
| South Wigston High School | 34.5 | 11.3% | 31.4% | 730 | 1.9 miles |
| Madani Boys School | 52.2 | 5.9% | 23.9% | 450 | 1.9 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)
- 40.64%
- English as an additional language
- 50.6%
- Overall absence
- 8.54%
- Persistent absence
- 28.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sir Jonathan North Girls' College0.1 miles
Secondary · Leicester
-
Wigston Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Wigston
-
Wigston College1.7 miles
Secondary · Wigston
-
South Wigston High School1.9 miles
Secondary · Wigston
-
Madani Boys School1.9 miles
Secondary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Lancaster Academy ranks 32nd 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 Lancaster Academy teach?
- Lancaster Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Lancaster Academy?
- The headteacher of Lancaster Academy is Mrs Anna Fisher, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lancaster Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lancaster 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 Lancaster Academy?
- Lancaster Academy has 883 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Lancaster Academy full?
- Lancaster Academy has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 883 on roll (74%), 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 Lancaster Academy a faith school?
- No. Lancaster Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Lancaster Academy part of an academy trust?
- Lancaster Academy is part of LEARNING WITHOUT LIMITS 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 Lancaster Academy have?
- The schools register lists Lancaster Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Lancaster Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 33 in 2022/23 and 37.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lancaster Academy compare with other schools in Leicester?
- Lancaster Academy ranked 19th of 19 secondary schools in Leicester for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 32% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lancaster Academy's absence rate?
- Lancaster Academy's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lancaster Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lancaster 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 10 July 2026.