Manor High School
88%
Capacity
926
Pupils
3.7x
Demand
About Manor High School
Manor High School sits in the Oadby and Wigston borough within Leicestershire, a local authority where it ranks second among 46 secondary schools of the same type. Its Progress 8 score of 0.69 places it well ahead of the local authority average of -0.1, and it is the top-ranked school in Oadby and Wigston itself. The school’s closest academic peers in the area include The Market Bosworth School, which leads with a score of 0.83, followed by Saint Martin’s Catholic Voluntary Academy at 0.66, and Melton Vale Sixth Form College at 0.45. With a capacity of 1,050 and 926 pupils on roll, Manor High is a large secondary for ages 11 to 16, with no sixth form. It is heavily oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, 207 places attracted 765 applications, with 193 first-preference applications and 158 first-preference offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.7.
Academically, Manor High’s 2023/24 results are strong across the board. Its Attainment 8 score of 56.8 is well above the national average, and 80.4% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths, with 64.7% reaching grade 5 or above. The school’s Progress 8 score of +0.69 means pupils on average achieve nearly three-quarters of a grade more per subject than similar pupils nationally, with particularly strong progress in the EBacc subjects (+0.84) and maths (+0.7). The EBacc average point score sits at 5.47, and 89.2% of pupils entered the EBacc combination, with 63.7% achieving a grade 4 or above in it. In its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024, the school retained its Good rating, with leadership and management also judged Good. The previous graded inspection in 2019 had already rated it Good, and the 2024 ungraded inspection confirmed the school remains Good.
The school offers a wide range of facilities including a swimming pool, sports hall, playing fields, gymnasium, science labs, ICT suite, art studios, music rooms, and a chapel. Sports on offer include athletics, football, hockey, badminton, dance, cross country, rowing, and martial arts, while clubs cover choir, chess, drama, orchestra, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, Young Enterprise, and debate. For SEND, Manor High supports pupils with specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate to severe learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing and visual impairments, physical disabilities, and autistic spectrum disorder. With 11.2% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a broadly representative intake. This is a school for families who want strong academic outcomes in a well-equipped, oversubscribed setting, and who are comfortable with a secondary that finishes at 16 rather than offering a sixth form.
Key Details
| School Type | Secondary (State) |
| Age Range | 11 to 16 years |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious Character | Does not apply |
| Address | Copse Close, Leicester, Oadby and Wigston, LE2 4FU |
| Headteacher | Simon Greiff |
| Local Authority | Leicestershire |
| Number of Pupils | 926 |
| Free School Meals (FSM) | 11.2% |
| School Capacity | 926 / 1,050 (88% full) |
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
4 Jul 2024Overall Effectiveness
Good
Latest inspection (4 Jul 2024): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 19 Mar 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
League Table Position
Based on Progress 8 (+0.69)
292nd of 3,141
Nationally
10th of 273
In East Midlands
1st of 5
In Oadby and Wigston
Source: Classpot analysis of DfE Progress 8 data
GCSE Results
2023/24Progress 8 Score
Students make significantly more progress than similar students nationally
Attainment 8 (vs national avg)
Students achieve significantly higher grades than the national average
Source: Department for Education, 2023/24. Progress 8 compares to students with similar Key Stage 2 results.
Where GCSE leavers go
2022/2328%
of GCSE leavers stay on for sixth form at this school (cohort: 116 pupils).
- Sixth form college46%
- School sixth form (stay)28%
- FE college21%
- Employment3%
- Not sustained1%
97% of leavers had a sustained destination 6 months on.
Source: DfE Compare School & College Performance, KS4 pupil destinations 2022/23 (revised). Only state-funded schools are required to report.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
Facilities
10Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
15Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
Admissions
2025/26Oversubscribed207
765
High Demand
Competitive - many more applications than places available
193 families put this school as their 1st choice (25% of all applications)
Source: Department for Education, 2025/26. Data reflects national offer day applications and offers.
School day
Teaching hours
08:40 – 15:05
Breakfast club
08:05-08:40
After-school care
15:05-17:30
Source: manorhigh.leics.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
Class profile
2024/25Better than half of schools in England.
Half of schools in England do better than this.
Lower is generally better — fewer pupils per teacher or per class means more individual attention. Sources: DfE School Workforce Census & Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.
Pupils & demographics
2024/25Below the national average (25%).
Above the national median (10%) — a meaningful share speak English as an additional language.
Ethnic background
- Asian50.8%
- White British25.3%
- Mixed9.8%
- White (other)4.9%
- Black0.2%
Source: DfE Schools, pupils and their characteristics (2024/25). Percentages may not sum to 100% — pupils classified as “unclassified”, “refused” or minor categories are not shown.
Attendance & Behaviour
2024/2575% of schools in England do better than this.
75% of schools in England do better than this.
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
75% of schools in England do better than this.
A pupil temporarily sent home for behaviour.
Permanent exclusion is rare — most schools have none in a given year.
Ranks vs all state-funded schools in England. Source: DfE Pupil absence in schools & Suspensions and permanent exclusions.
Catchment & Local Competition
No catchment data published for this school
The dashed grey ring is a generic 1-mile reference area — it's not an admission boundary. Real catchment depends on year, demand, and council criteria. We currently have real data for about 6% of UK schools and are actively expanding the database.
⚠ This school is oversubscribed — without published cutoff data we can't show how far places reach. Check your council's admissions page.
Schools within 1 mile (reference area)
1 mile is a fixed reference, not this school's catchment.
4
Total schools
4
Oversubscribed
3
Primary
Don’t use the dashed grey ring as a catchment boundary — it’s a reference area for counting nearby schools only. Real admission boundaries depend on year-by-year demand and council criteria; ask the school or council for authoritative info.
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Contact Information
Copse Close, Leicester
Oadby and Wigston, LE2 4FU
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