WQE and Regent College Group
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About WQE and Regent College Group
WQE and Regent College Group, a large state sixth-form college in Leicester, serves students aged 16 to 99 and its headline academic metrics sit notably below the local authority average for secondary schools. The college’s Progress 8 score, which measures how much students improve between the end of Key Stage 4 and their A-levels, is -0.28. That places it well behind the Leicester LA average Progress 8 of 0.12, meaning the typical student here makes less academic progress than peers at other state secondaries in the area. The college’s progress banding is officially rated ‘Below average’, and its value-added confidence interval runs from -0.31 to -0.24, confirming the underperformance is statistically significant. For context, the top-performing local schools — Madani Girls’ School, Rushey Mead Academy and Soar Valley College — all post positive Progress 8 scores above 0.7, making the gap between WQE and its strongest neighbours quite stark.
In terms of specific outcomes, the college’s average points per A-level entry is 28.76, which equates to a grade of C. The best three A-levels taken by students produce an average grade of C and 28.9 points. Only 5.7% of entries achieved the top AAB combination or higher, a figure that reflects the college’s broad intake and open-access admissions policy. With 1,387 students in the 2023/24 cohort, WQE is one of the largest sixth forms in the region, and its scale means it caters to a wide range of prior attainment levels. The college does not publish Key Stage 2 or GCSE results because it only admits students post-16, so comparisons with the LA average for younger year groups are not directly applicable. However, the Progress 8 data makes clear that, on average, students here leave with lower grades than their prior results would predict.
Facilities at WQE are extensive and include a gymnasium, swimming pool, sports hall, astro turf, theatre, chapel, music rooms and science labs, alongside a dedicated sixth-form centre and library. The college offers a strong extracurricular programme with clubs ranging from debate and orchestra to coding, Young Enterprise and eco club. Sports provision covers swimming, hockey, netball, tennis, cricket and athletics, among others. There is no mention of SEND-specific provisions in the data, but the college’s open-access model and very wide age range suggest it accommodates a diverse student body. The college is oversubscribed in some subject areas, though exact admissions ratios are not given. This is a good fit for families in Leicester who want a large, non-selective sixth form with broad subject choice and strong facilities, but who are comfortable with academic outcomes that trail the local average.
Key Details
| School Type | Secondary (State) |
| Age Range | 16 to 99 years |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious Character | Does not apply |
| Address | University Road, Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RJ |
| Headteacher | Paul Wilson |
| Local Authority | Leicester |
GCSE Results
Source: Department for Education, 2023/24. Progress 8 compares to students with similar Key Stage 2 results.
A-Level Results
2023/24Average Points per Entry
Value Added Score
Best 3 A-Levels (Average)
'21/22
32.1
'22/23
30.5
'23/24
28.8
Source: Department for Education 16-18 Performance Tables, 2023/24. Value Added measures progress compared to students with similar GCSE results.
Where school leavers go
2022/2361%
of A-level / Level 3 leavers go to higher education (cohort: 1326 pupils).
Top-tier university progression
12%
Russell Group
15%
Top-third HE
1%
Oxford / Cambridge
Percentages of the whole cohort (not just HE-goers). Russell Group = 24 elite research universities. Top-third HE = top by mean UCAS tariff.
- University (HE)61%
- Employment18%
- Not sustained10%
- Apprenticeship4%
- Further education1%
Sources: DfE 16-18 destination measures (broad bucket); DfE KS5 student destinations file (Russell Group / top-third HE / Oxbridge). Level 3 cohort. “Sustained” means the pupil was in education, apprenticeship or employment for 6 months in the year following completion.
Sixth form A-level subjects
2022/23- Psychology410
- Sociology296
- Business Studies:Single260
- Biology259
- Mathematics243
- Economics199
- Chemistry177
- Law176
- Accounting / Finance118
- History110
- English Language94
- Geography93
Subjects with at least 3 entries in 2022/23. Number shown next to each subject is the number of pupils who sat that A-level exam — a rough indicator of subject popularity at this school. Source: DfE Compare School & College Performance.
Facilities
12Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
17Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
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.
Schools within 1 mile (reference area)
1 mile is a fixed reference, not this school's catchment.
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Total schools
13
Oversubscribed
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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
University Road, Leicester
Leicester, LE1 7RJ
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