South Charnwood High School

About South Charnwood High School

South Charnwood High School, a mixed state secondary in Leicestershire, holds a Good rating from Ofsted following its most recent graded inspection in 2019, and an ungraded visit in December 2024 confirmed that standards are being maintained. The single most informative exam metric for this 11-16 school is its Progress 8 score of 0.02, which places it in the 'Average' banding nationally. This score means that, on average, pupils achieve broadly in line with expectations compared to other students across England with similar starting points. It is worth noting that the school's Progress 8 score sits above the Leicestershire local authority average of -0.1, indicating that pupils here make slightly stronger progress than their peers across the wider county. The school's Attainment 8 score of 50.7 further supports this picture of solid academic performance.

Looking more closely at the breakdown, the school's strongest Progress 8 subject area is English, with a score of 0.09, while maths sits at -0.01 and the EBacc element at 0.07. Over half of pupils (56.1%) achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, with 78.4% achieving a grade 4 or above. The proportion of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate sits at 22.2%, and 18.1% achieved it at a grade 4 or above. In the Hinckley and Bosworth local authority area, the school ranks 5th out of 8 schools by Progress 8, placing it in the 62.5th percentile locally. Nationally, it sits in the 46.9th percentile, meaning it performs around the middle of all schools in England. The school has no sixth form, so all data reflects outcomes at the end of Key Stage 4.

The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 166 places in the 2025/26 academic year, it received 531 total applications, with 170 first-preference applications and 160 offers made to first-preference families. This gives an oversubscription ratio of 3.2 applicants per place. Facilities include a swimming pool, theatre, sports hall, astro turf, and music rooms, with clubs ranging from Model UN and the Duke of Edinburgh's Award to gardening and choir. The school supports a wide range of SEND needs, including autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language communication needs, and social, emotional and mental health needs. Parent View responses from 138 parents show strong satisfaction: 80% would recommend the school, and 81% agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy. This is a school that suits families looking for a well-regarded, oversubscribed local secondary with solid academic outcomes and a broad extracurricular offer.

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