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School Atlas lists 231 state primary schools, 44 state secondary schools, 9 special schools, 1 alternative provision school and 2 post-16 schools and colleges in Leicestershire. It also lists 38 independent schools and 284 nurseries and other early-years settings.
Of the state primary, secondary and all-through schools, 106 have a religious character: 91 Church of England, 14 Roman Catholic and 1 Multi-faith.
Of the 275 state primary, secondary and all-through schools in Leicestershire, 153 hold an Ofsted overall-effectiveness grade from their last graded inspection: 5 Outstanding, 141 Good and 7 Requires improvement.
Ofsted stopped giving state schools a single overall grade in September 2024. Since November 2025 its report cards grade each area separately; 39 of these schools have had one.
We hold the catchment area for 49 schools in Leicestershire. Select a school on the map to see its area.
We also hold last-distance-offered records for 196 schools. That distance is not always a cut-off: at a school with places to spare it is simply the furthest applicant.