Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, 50 Trenant Road, Leicester, LE2 6UA
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- TUDOR GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Aiden Bannon
- Religious ethos
- None
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leicester
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Tudor Grange Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Leicester South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,046
- Pupils on roll
- 979
- URN
- 144479
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162780232
About this school
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School is a Church of England all-through academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 2 to 16 and has 979 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 60 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 55% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 65% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 63% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 53% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 95 | 115 | 123 |
| Attainment 8 score | 35.1 | 36.2 | 37.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.48 -0.78 to -0.18 | -0.41 -0.69 to -0.13 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 20% | 25.2% | 28.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 39% | 43.5% | 49.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 22% | 29.6% | 31.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.0 | 3.3 | 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 Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England 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 | Leicester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 57.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 56.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Leicester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 35.1 | 40.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 36.2 | 42.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 37.8 | 46.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 961 |
| 2023/24 | 1,008 |
| 2024/25 | 1,009 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School compares
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School ranked 18th 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 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37.8 | 9.5% | 43.9% | 979 | — |
| Avanti Fields School | 52.6 | 5.3% | 10.3% | 1,236 | 4.8 miles |
| Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy | — | 5% | 43.5% | 203 | 0.1 miles |
| The Goldhill Learning Foundation | — | — | 0% | 32 | 0.4 miles |
| Marriott Primary School | — | 8.5% | 51.2% | 421 | 0.5 miles |
| Fairfield Community Primary School | — | 4.9% | 18.8% | 227 | 0.5 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report27 January 2026
- 2 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.9%
- English as an additional language
- 27.7%
- Overall absence
- 9.54%
- Persistent absence
- 28.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Avanti Fields School4.8 miles
All-through · Leicester
-
Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
The Goldhill Learning Foundation0.4 miles
Special schools · Leicester
-
Marriott Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Fairfield Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wigston
Other schools in Leicester
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School ranks 89th of the 139 ranked primary schools in Leicester, and Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School ranks 31st of the 33 ranked secondary schools in Leicester.
- Avanti Fields School All-through
- Abbey Mead Primary Academy Primary
- Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Sapcote Primary
- Arnesby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Avenue Primary School Primary
- Badgerbrook Primary School Primary
- Barley Croft Primary School Primary
- Barwell Church of England Academy Primary
- Barwell Infant School Primary
- Beaumont Lodge Primary School Primary
- Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School teach?
- Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School teaches children aged 2 to 16. It is an all-through school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School?
- The headteacher of Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School is Mr Aiden Bannon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England 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 big is Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School?
- Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School has 979 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 16.
- Is Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School full?
- Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School has capacity for 1,046 pupils and 979 on roll (94%), 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 Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School a faith school?
- Yes. Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Leicester.
- Does Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School?
- Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School is part of TUDOR GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School rank locally?
- Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School ranked 18th 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 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School's absence rate?
- Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School's overall absence rate is 9.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England 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.