Countesthorpe Academy
Winchester Road, Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LIFE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Gareth Williams
- Sponsor
- LIFE Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- South Leicestershire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,795
- Pupils on roll
- 1,149
- URN
- 147902
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162771555
About this school
Countesthorpe Academy is a secondary academy in Countesthorpe. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,149 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Countesthorpe 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 241 | 221 | 203 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.2 | 39.4 | 38.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.53 -0.71 to -0.35 | -0.80 -0.98 to -0.61 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 53% | 40.7% | 40.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% | 58.8% | 62.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 7% | 7.2% | 12.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
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 Countesthorpe 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 | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41.2 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.4 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.9 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,232 |
| 2023/24 | 1,246 |
| 2024/25 | 1,190 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Countesthorpe Academy compares
Countesthorpe Academy ranked 40th of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 35% 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 | 38.9 | 9.8% | 22.2% | 1,149 | — |
| South Wigston High School | 34.5 | 11.3% | 31.4% | 730 | 1.8 miles |
| Wigston College | — | — | 0% | 241 | 2.4 miles |
| Wigston Academy | 42.8 | 8.9% | 24.7% | 1,286 | 2.5 miles |
| Brockington College | 46.8 | 7.5% | 16.4% | 1,165 | 2.8 miles |
| Thomas Estley Community College | 46 | 9.9% | 16.6% | 883 | 3.2 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)
- 22.21%
- English as an additional language
- 5%
- Overall absence
- 9.78%
- Persistent absence
- 26.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
South Wigston High School1.8 miles
Secondary · Wigston
-
Wigston College2.4 miles
Secondary · Wigston
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Wigston Academy2.5 miles
Secondary · Wigston
-
Brockington College2.8 miles
Secondary · Leicester
-
Thomas Estley Community College3.2 miles
Secondary · Leicester
Common questions
- What ages does Countesthorpe Academy teach?
- Countesthorpe Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Countesthorpe.
- Who is the headteacher of Countesthorpe Academy?
- The headteacher of Countesthorpe Academy is Mr Gareth Williams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Countesthorpe Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Countesthorpe 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 Countesthorpe Academy?
- Countesthorpe Academy has 1,149 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Countesthorpe Academy full?
- Countesthorpe Academy has capacity for 1,795 pupils and 1,149 on roll (64%), 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 Countesthorpe Academy a faith school?
- No. Countesthorpe Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Countesthorpe Academy part of an academy trust?
- Countesthorpe Academy 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.
- How have Countesthorpe Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.2 in 2022/23 and 38.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Countesthorpe Academy compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Countesthorpe Academy ranked 40th of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 35% 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 Countesthorpe Academy's absence rate?
- Countesthorpe Academy's overall absence rate is 9.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Countesthorpe Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Countesthorpe 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.