The City of Leicester College
Academy converter in Leicester, Leicester.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 11 to 19 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 1499 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 1614 |
| Free school meals | 36.50% |
| Trust or sponsor | ASPIRE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP |
| Local authority | Leicester |
| Address | Downing Drive, Evington, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 6LN |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.cityleicester.co.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01162413984 |
| URN | 148878 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 6 May 2026, published 24 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 26 November 2019, published 23 January 2020:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth form provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (The City of Leicester College, URN 120297).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Judgemeadow Community College (secondary school, about 0.6 km)
- St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy (secondary school, about 0.6 km)
- Crown Hills Community College (secondary school, about 2.0 km)
- Manor High School (secondary school, about 2.5 km)
- Madani Girls' School (secondary school, about 2.6 km)
- Madani Boys School (secondary school, about 2.6 km)
- Orchard Mead Academy (secondary school, about 3.1 km)
- Avanti Fields School (all-through school, about 3.1 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.