Iveshead School
Forest Street, Shepshed, Loughborough, LE12 9DB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MOWBRAY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED
- Principal
- Ms Jane Buggins
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Mowbray Education Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Loughborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,400
- Pupils on roll
- 985
- URN
- 149271
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01509602156
About this school
Iveshead School is a secondary academy in Loughborough. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 985 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Iveshead School, 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 159 | 163 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.2 | 43.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.37 -0.60 to -0.15 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42.8% | 41.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62.3% | 58.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 82.4% | 89% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.2 |
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 Iveshead 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 | — | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.2 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.7 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 943 |
| 2023/24 | 991 |
| 2024/25 | 1,000 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Iveshead School compares
Iveshead School ranked 33rd of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 51% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.7 | 9.1% | 20% | 985 | — |
| Charnwood College | 43.9 | 6.6% | 29.1% | 664 | 1.8 miles |
| De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire | 55.1 | 6.2% | 15.7% | 1,376 | 1.9 miles |
| Limehurst Academy | 48.2 | 9.8% | 35.3% | 656 | 3.1 miles |
| Woodbrook Vale School | 51.2 | 8.3% | 16.1% | 839 | 3.2 miles |
| The Castle Rock School | 42.5 | 10.5% | 25.2% | 1,060 | 3.6 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)
- 20.04%
- English as an additional language
- 4.1%
- Overall absence
- 9.14%
- Persistent absence
- 25.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Charnwood College1.8 miles
Secondary · Loughborough
-
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire1.9 miles
Secondary · Loughborough
-
Limehurst Academy3.1 miles
Secondary · Loughborough
-
Woodbrook Vale School3.2 miles
Secondary · Loughborough
-
The Castle Rock School3.6 miles
Secondary · Coalville
Other schools in Loughborough
Iveshead School ranks 8th of the 8 ranked secondary schools in Loughborough.
- Charnwood College Secondary
- De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire Secondary
- East Leake Academy Secondary
- Humphrey Perkins School Secondary
- Limehurst Academy Secondary
- Rawlins Secondary
- Woodbrook Vale School Secondary
- Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School Primary
- Belton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Booth Wood Academy Primary
- Brookside Primary School Primary
- Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Iveshead School teach?
- Iveshead School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Loughborough.
- Who is the principal of Iveshead School?
- The principal of Iveshead School is Ms Jane Buggins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Iveshead School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Iveshead 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 many pupils are at Iveshead School?
- Iveshead School has 985 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Iveshead School full?
- Iveshead School has capacity for 1,400 pupils and 985 on roll (70%), 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 Iveshead School a faith school?
- No. Iveshead School has no designated religious character.
- Is Iveshead School a selective school?
- No. Iveshead School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Iveshead School part of an academy trust?
- Iveshead School is part of MOWBRAY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Iveshead School have?
- The schools register lists Iveshead School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Iveshead School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.2 in 2023/24 and 43.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Iveshead School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Iveshead School ranked 33rd of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 51% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Iveshead School's absence rate?
- Iveshead School's overall absence rate is 9.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Iveshead School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Iveshead 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.