The Market Bosworth School

About The Market Bosworth School

The Market Bosworth School is a state secondary for 11 to 16 year olds in the Hinckley and Bosworth borough, and it is clearly a school in high demand. With 840 pupils on roll against a capacity of 860, it is operating very close to full. The school received 441 total applications for 175 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, an oversubscription ratio of 2.52, meaning more than two families applied for every spot. Of those, 200 were first-preference applications, and 168 first-preference offers were made. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 10.8 per cent, which is below the national average for secondary schools and suggests a relatively affluent local intake. The school is the only secondary in Leicestershire rated Outstanding by Ofsted, which goes some way to explaining the level of demand from local families.

Academically, The Market Bosworth School is performing at an exceptionally high level. Its Progress 8 score of 0.83 is well above average nationally and far exceeds the Leicestershire local authority average of -0.1, meaning pupils here make significantly more progress than their peers across the county. The school ranks first out of eight secondaries in the Hinckley and Bosworth area, and eighth out of 273 schools in the East Midlands region. In the 2023/24 exam results, 84.6 per cent of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in both English and maths, and 69.2 per cent achieved a grade 5 or above. The Attainment 8 score of 57.4 is strong, and the EBacc average point score of 5.27 reflects solid performance across a broad academic curriculum. In its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024, the school received Outstanding grades across all five categories, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management.

The school offers a wide range of facilities including a swimming pool, theatre, sports hall, science labs, art studios, and music rooms, with sports such as rowing, rugby, hockey, and martial arts on offer. There is also a strong programme of extracurricular clubs covering drama, coding, debate, eco club, and young enterprise. The school has a comprehensive set of SEND provisions, supporting pupils with specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language difficulties, hearing impairment, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. There is no sixth form or nursery provision, so pupils will need to move on after Year 11. This school is best suited to families who value strong academic outcomes and a structured, well-resourced environment, and who are prepared for a competitive admissions process given the high level of oversubscription.

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