What did Ofsted judge The Winstanley School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged The Winstanley School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in September 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend The Winstanley School?

The Winstanley School has 643 pupils on roll.

What ages does The Winstanley School take?

The Winstanley School admits pupils aged 11 to 16.

Where is The Winstanley School located?

The Winstanley School is located in Leicester, LE3 3BD, Leicestershire.

How do I apply to The Winstanley School?

The Winstanley School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into The Winstanley School?

On offer day for 2022-23 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at The Winstanley School was 0.772 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Year 7 places decided at The Winstanley School?

When The Winstanley School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children — Children who are looked after and those children who were previously looked after children. (see Note I); 2. LiFE MAT Primary School attendance — Children who attend the local LiFE MAT Primary School – Kingsway & Braunstone Frith (Note V); 3. County Feeders — Children who attend one of the feeder Primary Schools – Kingsway; Primary School, Ravenhurst, Millfield, Fossebrooke, and 5 further criteria. The school offers 130 places at this entry point.

What is the largest ethnic background at The Winstanley School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 62.5% of pupils at The Winstanley School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2022-23 (Year 7). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

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How places are decided at The Winstanley School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children — Children who are looked after and those children who were previously looked after children. (see Note I)
2LiFE MAT Primary School attendance — Children who attend the local LiFE MAT Primary School – Kingsway & Braunstone Frith (Note V)
3County Feeders — Children who attend one of the feeder Primary Schools – Kingsway; Primary School, Ravenhurst, Millfield, Fossebrooke
4Children of staff — Children of staff (i.e. people employed on a permanent contract in any capacity) at the school: a. where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made and/or b. the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
5Siblings — Children with siblings at the school. A child who will have a brother or sister on roll at the school at the time either at the point of admission or when an application is made for the child to attend the school. This would apply both at the initial allocation of places and also when prioritising the waiting list. (see Note III)
6City Feeders — Caldecote, Braunstone Community Primary School, Queensmead, Folville
7Medical/social needs — Pupils who have a serious medical condition or exceptional social or domestic needs that make it essential they attend the school requested. (Professional documentation confirming the situation must be submitted with the application.) (see Note IV)
8Distance from school — The place of residence is determined to be the address of the parent or carer with whom the child spends the majority of time as a child of a family during term-time. (see Note VI)

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

The Winstanley School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge The Winstanley School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged The Winstanley School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in September 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend The Winstanley School?: The Winstanley School has 643 pupils on roll.
What ages does The Winstanley School take?: The Winstanley School admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is The Winstanley School located?: The Winstanley School is located in Leicester, LE3 3BD, Leicestershire.
How do I apply to The Winstanley School?: The Winstanley School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into The Winstanley School?: On offer day for 2022-23 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at The Winstanley School was 0.772 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at The Winstanley School?: When The Winstanley School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children — Children who are looked after and those children who were previously looked after children. (see Note I); 2. LiFE MAT Primary School attendance — Children who attend the local LiFE MAT Primary School – Kingsway & Braunstone Frith (Note V); 3. County Feeders — Children who attend one of the feeder Primary Schools – Kingsway; Primary School, Ravenhurst, Millfield, Fossebrooke, and 5 further criteria. The school offers 130 places at this entry point.
What is the largest ethnic background at The Winstanley School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 62.5% of pupils at The Winstanley School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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Last distance offered at The Winstanley School, year by year →

How places are decided at The Winstanley School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children — Children who are looked after and those children who were previously looked after children. (see Note I)
2LiFE MAT Primary School attendance — Children who attend the local LiFE MAT Primary School – Kingsway & Braunstone Frith (Note V)
3County Feeders — Children who attend one of the feeder Primary Schools – Kingsway; Primary School, Ravenhurst, Millfield, Fossebrooke
4Children of staff — Children of staff (i.e. people employed on a permanent contract in any capacity) at the school: a. where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made and/or b. the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
5Siblings — Children with siblings at the school. A child who will have a brother or sister on roll at the school at the time either at the point of admission or when an application is made for the child to attend the school. This would apply both at the initial allocation of places and also when prioritising the waiting list. (see Note III)
6City Feeders — Caldecote, Braunstone Community Primary School, Queensmead, Folville
7Medical/social needs — Pupils who have a serious medical condition or exceptional social or domestic needs that make it essential they attend the school requested. (Professional documentation confirming the situation must be submitted with the application.) (see Note IV)
8Distance from school — The place of residence is determined to be the address of the parent or carer with whom the child spends the majority of time as a child of a family during term-time. (see Note VI)

The Winstanley School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge The Winstanley School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged The Winstanley School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in September 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend The Winstanley School?: The Winstanley School has 643 pupils on roll.
What ages does The Winstanley School take?: The Winstanley School admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is The Winstanley School located?: The Winstanley School is located in Leicester, LE3 3BD, Leicestershire.
How do I apply to The Winstanley School?: The Winstanley School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into The Winstanley School?: On offer day for 2022-23 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at The Winstanley School was 0.772 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at The Winstanley School?: When The Winstanley School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children — Children who are looked after and those children who were previously looked after children. (see Note I); 2. LiFE MAT Primary School attendance — Children who attend the local LiFE MAT Primary School – Kingsway & Braunstone Frith (Note V); 3. County Feeders — Children who attend one of the feeder Primary Schools – Kingsway; Primary School, Ravenhurst, Millfield, Fossebrooke, and 5 further criteria. The school offers 130 places at this entry point.
What is the largest ethnic background at The Winstanley School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 62.5% of pupils at The Winstanley School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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Children attending these settings are given priority in this school's admissions.

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Kingsway Primary School

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