Judgemeadow Community College
Marydene Drive, Evington, Leicester, LE5 6HP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Alex Grainge
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Lionheart Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Leicester East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,230
- Pupils on roll
- 975
- URN
- 145558
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Telephone
- 01162411920
About this school
Judgemeadow Community College is a secondary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 975 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
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 | 285 | 256 | 236 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.0 | 50.8 | 46.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.44 +0.26 to +0.62 | +0.32 +0.14 to +0.51 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 52% | 54.3% | 36.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 73.8% | 62.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 90% | 86.7% | 83.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
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 Judgemeadow Community 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 | Leicester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51 | 40.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.8 | 42.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.7 | 46.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,199 |
| 2023/24 | 1,108 |
| 2024/25 | 1,033 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Judgemeadow Community College compares
Judgemeadow Community College ranked 12th of 19 secondary schools in Leicester for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.7 | 7.8% | 24.7% | 975 | — |
| The City of Leicester College | 49.1 | 7.5% | 35.5% | 1,499 | 0.3 miles |
| St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy | 54.5 | 6.7% | 19.5% | 1,167 | 0.5 miles |
| Crown Hills Community College | 47.4 | 6.2% | 26.3% | 1,493 | 1.0 miles |
| Manor High School | 58.9 | 7.5% | 13.9% | 941 | 1.3 miles |
| Madani Boys School | 52.2 | 5.9% | 23.9% | 450 | 1.4 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)
- 24.69%
- English as an additional language
- 30.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.79%
- Persistent absence
- 25.07%
Location
Nearby schools
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The City of Leicester College0.3 miles
Secondary · Leicester
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St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Secondary · Leicester
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Crown Hills Community College1.0 miles
Secondary · Leicester
-
Manor High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Leicester
-
Madani Boys School1.4 miles
Secondary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Judgemeadow Community College ranks 19th 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 year groups does Judgemeadow Community College teach?
- Judgemeadow Community College teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Judgemeadow Community College?
- The headteacher of Judgemeadow Community College is Mr Alex Grainge, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Judgemeadow Community College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Judgemeadow Community 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 big is Judgemeadow Community College?
- Judgemeadow Community College has 975 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Judgemeadow Community College full?
- Judgemeadow Community College has capacity for 1,230 pupils and 975 on roll (79%), 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 Judgemeadow Community College a faith school?
- No. Judgemeadow Community College has no designated religious character.
- Is Judgemeadow Community College a selective school?
- No. Judgemeadow Community College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Judgemeadow Community College?
- Judgemeadow Community College is part of LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Judgemeadow Community College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51 in 2022/23 and 46.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Judgemeadow Community College rank locally?
- Judgemeadow Community College ranked 12th of 19 secondary schools in Leicester for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Judgemeadow Community College's absence rate?
- Judgemeadow Community College's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Judgemeadow Community College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Judgemeadow Community 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.