Councils · England · Leicestershire
Schools in Leicestershire, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 231 primary, 44 secondary — with Leicestershire’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary council source · Secondary council source
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 Leicestershire'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 Leicestershire's portal →Verify the exact date on the council's scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN LEICESTERSHIRE
Find your shortlist.
All 323 state 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 · 231
Ab Kettleby Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Albert Village Primary School
Ofsted · Good
All Saints Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Coalville
Ofsted · Good
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Sapcote
Ofsted · Good
Arnesby Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Asfordby Hill Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Ashby Hastings Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Ashby Hill Top Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Ashby Willesley Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Ashby-de-la-Zouch Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Badgerbrook Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Barlestone Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Barwell Church of England Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Barwell Infant School
Ofsted · Good
Battling Brook Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Belton Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Belvoirdale Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Billesdon Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Booth Wood Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Bottesford Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Bringhurst Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Brocks Hill Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Brookside Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Broom Leys School
Ofsted · Good
Broomfield Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Brownlow Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Buckminster Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Burbage Church of England Infant School
Ofsted · Good
Burbage Junior School
Ofsted · Good
Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Captains Close Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Church Hill Church of England Junior School
Ofsted · Good
Church Hill Infant School
Ofsted · Good
Church Langton Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Claybrooke Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Cobden Primary School & Community Centre
Ofsted · Good
Congerstone Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Cosby Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Cossington Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Croft Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Croxton Kerrial Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Desford Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Diseworth Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Donisthorpe Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Dove Bank Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Dunton Bassett Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Eastfield Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Elizabeth Woodville Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Ellistown Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Enderby Danemill Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Fairfield Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Farndon Fields Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Fernvale Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Fleckney Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Fossebrook Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Foxbridge Primary School
Not judged yet
Foxton Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Frisby Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Gaddesby Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Gilmorton Chandler Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Glen Hills Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Glenfield Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Glenmere Community Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Great Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Great Dalby School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Great Glen St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Greenfield Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Greenstone Primary School
Not judged yet
Greystoke Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Griffydam Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Hallam Fields, Birstall
Ofsted · Good
Hallaton Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Hallbrook Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Harby Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Hathern Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Heather Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Hemington Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Higham-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Highcliffe Primary School and Community Centre
Ofsted · Good
Highgate Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Hinckley Parks Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Hollycroft Primary School
Not judged yet
Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Holywell Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Hose Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Houghton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Hugglescote Community Primary School
Not judged yet
Huncote Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Husbands Bosworth Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Ibstock Junior School
Ofsted · Good
John Wycliffe Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Kegworth Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Kibworth Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Kingsway Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Kirby Muxloe Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Lady Jane Grey Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Langmoor Primary School Oadby
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Launde Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Lift Beacon
Ofsted · Good
Little Bowden School
Ofsted · Good
Little Hill Primary
Ofsted · Good
Long Clawson Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre
Ofsted · Good
Loughborough Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Lubenham All Saints Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Manorfield Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Market Harborough Church of England Academy
Ofsted · Good
Martinshaw Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Meadowdale Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Measham Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Mercenfeld Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy
Ofsted · Good
Moira Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Mountfields Lodge School
Ofsted · Good
New Lubbesthorpe Primary School
Ofsted · Good
New Swannington Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Newbold Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Newbold Verdon Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Newcroft Primary Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Newlands Community Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Newton Burgoland Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Newtown Linford Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Oakthorpe Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Old Dalby Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Old Mill Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Orchard Church of England Primary School, Broughton Astley
Ofsted · Good
Orchard Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Outwoods Edge Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Oxley Primary School Shepshed
Ofsted · Good
Packington Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Parkland Primary School South Wigston
Ofsted · Good
Queniborough Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Ratby Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Ravenhurst Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Red Hill Field Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Redmile Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Rendell Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Richard Hill Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Richmond Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Ridgeway Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Riverside Community Primary School Birstall
Ofsted · Good
Robert Bakewell Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Rothley Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire
Ofsted · Good
Saint Francis Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire
Ofsted · Good
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough
Ofsted · Good
Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire
Ofsted · Good
Scalford Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Seagrave Village Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Sharnford Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Sheepy Magna Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Sherard Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Sherrier Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Sileby Redlands Community Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage
Ofsted · Good
Snarestone Church of England School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Somerby Primary School
Ofsted · Good
South Kilworth Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, North Kilworth
Ofsted · Good
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Botolph's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Charles Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy
Ofsted · Good
St Denys Church of England Infant School, Ibstock
Ofsted · Good
St Edward's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Hardulph's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ofsted · Good
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding
Ofsted · Not judged
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bitteswell
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley
Ofsted · Good
St Michael & All Angels Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy
Ofsted · Good
St Peter's Church of England Primary School (Market Bosworth)
Ofsted · Good
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone
Ofsted · Good
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Wymondham
Ofsted · Good
St Simon and St Jude CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Stafford Leys Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Stanton Under Bardon Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Stathern Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Stonebow Primary School Loughborough
Ofsted · Good
Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre
Ofsted · Good
Swannington Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Swinford Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Swithland St Leonard's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Grove Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Hall School
Not judged yet
The Latimer Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
The Meadow Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Merton Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Pastures Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Pochin School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Thornton Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Thorpe Acre Infant School
Ofsted · Good
Thorpe Acre Junior School
Ofsted · Good
Thringstone Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Thrussington Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Thurlaston Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Thythorn Field Community Primary School
Not judged yet
Townlands Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Tugby Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Ullesthorpe Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Viscount Beaumont's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Waltham on the Wolds Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Warren Hills Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Water Leys Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Wellington Place Primary School
Not judged yet
Westfield Infant School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Westfield Junior School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Witherley Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Woodcote Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Woodhouse Eaves St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Woodland Grange Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Woodstone Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Woolden Hill Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Worthington School
Ofsted · Good
Wymeswold Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 44
Ashby School
Ofsted · Good
Beauchamp College
Ofsted · Good
Bosworth Academy
Ofsted · Good
Brockington College
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Brookvale Groby Learning Campus
Ofsted · Not judged
Castle Donington College
Ofsted · Good
Charnwood College
Ofsted · Good
Countesthorpe Academy
Ofsted · Not judged
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
Ofsted · Good
Gartree High School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Hastings High School
Ofsted · Good
Heath Lane Academy
Ofsted · Good
Humphrey Perkins School
Ofsted · Good
Ibstock School
Ofsted · Good
Ivanhoe School
Ofsted · Good
Iveshead School
Ofsted · Not judged
John Ferneley College
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Kibworth Mead Academy
Ofsted · Good
Limehurst Academy
Ofsted · Good
Long Field Spencer Academy
Ofsted · Good
Lutterworth College
Ofsted · Good
Lutterworth High School
Ofsted · Good
Manor High School
Ofsted · Good
Rawlins
Ofsted · Not judged
Redmoor Academy
Ofsted · Good
Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ofsted · Good
South Charnwood High School
Ofsted · Good
South Wigston High School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
The Castle Rock School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
The Cedars Academy
Ofsted · Good
The Hinckley School
Ofsted · Good
The Market Bosworth School
Ofsted · Outstanding
The Martin High School Anstey
Ofsted · Good
The Newbridge School
Ofsted · Not judged
The Priory Belvoir Academy
Ofsted · Good
The Robert Smyth Academy
Ofsted · Good
The Roundhill Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
The Winstanley School
Ofsted · Good
Thomas Estley Community College
Ofsted · Not judged
Welland Park Academy
Ofsted · Good
Wigston Academy
Ofsted · Good
Wigston College
Ofsted · Good
Woodbrook Vale School
Ofsted · Good
Wreake Valley Academy
Ofsted · Good
Special & other · 48
ALP Leicester
Ofsted · Good
ASPIRE: Lifeskills
Ofsted · Good
Ashmount School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Not judged yet
Bowman Academy
Not judged yet
Brooke House College
Not judged yet
Brooke House Day School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Castleview School
Ofsted · Inadequate
Clovelly House School
Ofsted · Good
Compass Community School Mountfields Park
Ofsted · Good
Dixie Grammar School
Not judged yet
Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley
Ofsted · Good
Dovetree School
Ofsted · Good
Fairfield Prep School
Not judged yet
Forest Way School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Foxfields Academy
Ofsted · Good
Hardwick House School
Ofsted · Good
Henry David Learning Woodfield School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Hinckley House
Not judged yet
Homefield College
Ofsted · Good
Huntingdon House School
Not judged yet
LGS Stoneygate
Not judged yet
Leicester Grammar School Trust
Not judged yet
Lodge Farm Education
Ofsted · Good
Loughborough College
Ofsted · Good
Loughborough Grammar School
Not judged yet
Loughborough High School
Not judged yet
Maplewell Hall School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Meadow View Farm School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Melton Vale Sixth Form College
Ofsted · Outstanding
Nanpantan Hall Nurture Centre
Ofsted · Outstanding
Oakwood Community School
Ofsted · Good
Quorn Hall School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
R.E.A.L Independent Schools Hinckley
Ofsted · Good
Ratcliffe College
Not judged yet
Sense College Loughborough
Ofsted · Good
Sketchley School
Ofsted · Good
The Cedars
Ofsted · Good
The Divergent School Harborough
Not judged yet
The Fusion Academy
Ofsted · Good
The Grange Therapeutic School
Ofsted · Good
The Lady Byron School
Ofsted · Good
The Place Independent School
Ofsted · Good
Twycross House Pre-Preparatory School
Ofsted · Good
Twycross House School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
Ofsted · Good
Wolfdale School
Ofsted · Good
Woodside Lodge Outdoor Learning Centre
Ofsted · Outstanding
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Leicestershire.
If you live in Leicestershire, 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 Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.