The Hinckley School
Butt Lane, Hinckley, LE10 1LE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE FUTURES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Steve Toor
- Sponsor
- The Futures Trust
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,450
- Pupils on roll
- 1,080
- URN
- 148417
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01455632183
About this school
The Hinckley School is a secondary academy in Hinckley. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,080 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
- 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 | 193 | 152 | 144 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.2 | 38.7 | 43.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.41 -0.61 to -0.21 | -0.52 -0.75 to -0.28 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33% | 34.2% | 41% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% | 57.2% | 66% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 9% | 9.2% | 25% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
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 Hinckley 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 | 41.2 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.7 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.8 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,163 |
| 2023/24 | 1,166 |
| 2024/25 | 1,135 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Hinckley School compares
The Hinckley School ranked 31st of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.8 | 9.9% | 22.7% | 1,080 | — |
| Hastings High School | 48.5 | 7.2% | 14.2% | 890 | 0.8 miles |
| Redmoor Academy | 47.9 | 7.6% | 22.4% | 990 | 1.4 miles |
| Heath Lane Academy | 40 | 10.5% | 32.1% | 644 | 2.1 miles |
| Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 54.3 | 6.5% | 11.4% | 731 | 2.7 miles |
| Higham Lane North Academy | — | — | — | 154 | 4.2 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)
- 22.65%
- English as an additional language
- 9.9%
- Overall absence
- 9.88%
- Persistent absence
- 26.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hastings High School0.8 miles
Secondary · Hinckley
-
Redmoor Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Hinckley
-
Heath Lane Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Leicester
-
Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy2.7 miles
Secondary · Nuneaton
-
Higham Lane North Academy4.2 miles
Secondary · Nuneaton
Other schools in Hinckley
- Hastings High School Secondary
- Redmoor Academy Secondary
- Sketchley Hill Menphys Nursery School, Burbage Nursery
- Battling Brook Primary School Primary
- Burbage Church of England Infant School Primary
- Burbage Junior School Primary
- Hinckley Parks Primary School Primary
- Hollycroft Primary School Primary
- Richmond Primary School Primary
- Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- Sharnford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Hinckley School teach?
- The Hinckley School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Hinckley.
- Who is the headteacher of The Hinckley School?
- The headteacher of The Hinckley School is Mr Steve Toor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Hinckley School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Hinckley 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 The Hinckley School?
- The Hinckley School has 1,080 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is The Hinckley School full?
- The Hinckley School has capacity for 1,450 pupils and 1,080 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 The Hinckley School a faith school?
- No. The Hinckley School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs The Hinckley School?
- The Hinckley School is part of THE FUTURES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Hinckley School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.2 in 2022/23 and 43.8 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 Hinckley School rank locally?
- The Hinckley School ranked 31st of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% 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 Hinckley School's absence rate?
- The Hinckley School's overall absence rate is 9.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Hinckley School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Hinckley 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.