Councils · England · Leicester
Schools in Leicester, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 84 primary, 21 secondary — with Leicester’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary scheme (PDF) · Secondary scheme (PDF)
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Leicester’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Leicester’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN LEICESTER
Find your shortlist.
All 135state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 84
Abbey Mead Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Outstanding
Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Avanti Fields School
Free schools · Ages 3-16 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Avenue Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Barley Croft Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Beaumont Lodge Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Braunstone Community Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Braunstone Frith Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Bridge Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Buswells Lodge Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Caldecote Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Catherine Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Outstanding
Catherine Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Charnwood Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Outstanding
Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Not judged
Coleman Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Not judged
Dovelands Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Evington Valley Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Eyres Monsell Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Falcons Primary School
Free schools · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Folville Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Forest Lodge Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Fosse Mead Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Glebelands Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Granby Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Green Lane Infant School
Academy converter · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Hazel Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Heatherbrook Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Herrick Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Highfields Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Not judged
Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Humberstone Infant Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Humberstone Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Outstanding
Imperial Avenue Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Inglehurst Infant School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Inadequate
Inglehurst Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Kestrel Mead Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
King Richard III Infant and Nursery School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Knighton Mead Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Krishna Avanti Primary School
Free schools · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Linden Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Marriott Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Mayflower Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Medway Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Mellor Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · LEICESTER
Ofsted · Good
Merrydale Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Merrydale Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Montrose School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Not judged
Mowmacre Hill Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
North Mead Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Overdale Infant School
Academy converter · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Overdale Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Parks Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Not judged
Queensmead Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Rolleston Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Rushey Mead Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Sandfield Close Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Not judged
Scraptoft Valley Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Shaftesbury Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Shenton Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Slater Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Sparkenhoe Community Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Spinney Hill Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
St Barnabas CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
St John the Baptist CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
St Josephs Catholic Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Fields Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · 410
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Stokes Wood Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Taylor Road Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Not judged yet
Thurnby Mead Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-16 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Uplands Infant School
Academy converter · Ages 2-7 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Whitehall Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Wolsey House Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Woodstock Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Wyvern Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 21
Avanti Fields School
Free schools · Ages 3-16 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Babington Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Beaumont Leys School
Community school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Brook Mead Academy
Free schools · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Outstanding
Castle Mead Academy
Free schools · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Outstanding
Crown Hills Community College
Community school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Fullhurst Community College
Foundation school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Judgemeadow Community College
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Lancaster Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Madani Boys School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 11-16 · Boys · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Madani Girls' School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 11-16 · Girls · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Moat Community College
Community school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Orchard Mead Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Rushey Mead Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Outstanding
Sir Jonathan North Girls' College
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Girls · Leicester
Ofsted · Outstanding
Soar Valley College
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
The City of Leicester College
Academy converter · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Requires improvement
The Herewoode Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Leicester
Not judged yet
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-16 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Special & other · 32
Al-Aqsa Schools Trust
Other independent school · Ages 3-16 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Al-Islamia Institute for Education
Other independent school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Ash Field Academy
Academy special converter · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Outstanding
Avicenna School
Other independent school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Leicester
Not judged yet
Beauchamp City Sixth Form
Free schools 16 to 19 · Ages 16-19 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Outstanding
Darul Madinah Leicester Ltd
Other independent school · Ages 5-6 · Mixed · Leicester
Not judged yet
Darul Uloom Leicester
Other independent school · Ages 11-23 · Boys · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Educ8 Leicestershire
Other independent special school · Ages 13-16 · Mixed · Leicester
Not judged yet
Ellesmere College
Community special school · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Emmanuel Christian School
Other independent school · Ages 4-16 · Mixed · Braunstone
Ofsted · Inadequate
Gateway Sixth Form College
Academy 16-19 converter · Ages 16-19 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Imam Muhammad Adam Institute Boys School
Other independent school · Ages 9-16 · Boys
Ofsted · Outstanding
Indie Education
Other independent special school · Ages 14-19 · Mixed · Leicester
Not judged yet
Jameah Academy
Other independent school · Ages 5-16 · Girls · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Jameah Boys Academy
Other independent school · Ages 5-16 · Boys
Not judged yet
Keyham Lodge School
Academy special converter · Ages 9-16 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Outstanding
Land of Learning Primary School
Other independent school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Leicester College
Further education · Ages 16-99 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Leicester High School for Girls
Other independent school · Ages 3-18 · Girls
Not judged yet
Leicester Islamic Academy
Other independent school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Leicester Preparatory School
Other independent school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Miller House School
Other independent special school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Leicester
Not judged yet
Millgate School
Academy special converter · Ages 7-16 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Outstanding
Netherhall Mead Academy
Academy special converter · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · Leicester
Not judged yet
Oaklands School
Community special school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
Spark Vale Academy
Other independent special school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Leicester
Not judged yet
St Crispin's School
Other independent school · Ages 2-16 · Mixed · Leicester
Not judged yet
The Children's Hospital School
Foundation special school · Ages 2-19 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Outstanding
The Goldhill Learning Foundation
Other independent special school · Ages 7-14 · Mixed · Leicester
Not judged yet
The Imam Muhammad Adam Institute School
Other independent school · Ages 5-16 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
WQE and Regent College Group
Further education · Ages 16-99 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
West Gate School
Foundation special school · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · Leicester
Ofsted · Good
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Leicester.
If you live in Leicester, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Leicester secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near Leicester often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.