The Robert Smyth Academy

The Robert Smyth Academy continues to maintain its status as a good school, with leaders demonstrating high expectations for all pupils including those with special educational needs. Pupils exhibit a positive attitude towards their education, demonstrated by their good behavior and willingness to engage in lessons. The school’s efforts in pastoral support are noteworthy, reflecting effective collaboration with parents to enhance attendance following the pandemic. Moreover, a diverse range of extracurricular activities enriches pupils’ educational experiences and fosters community involvement.

Strengths

• High expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Positive relationships between pupils and staff.
• Strong pastoral support for student well-being.
• Effective reading support established early in Year 7.
• Good subject knowledge among teachers.
• Well-structured enrichment activities and career guidance.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum development in a few subjects needs improvement.
• Some teachers do not effectively use checks on pupils' prior learning.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Robert Smyth Academy attended 93.4% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 13.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 4.2% of pupils at The Robert Smyth Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Robert Smyth Academy had 19.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.8% of pupils at The Robert Smyth Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has resourced provision with 12 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Robert Smyth Academy received £6,494 and spent £6,473 for each of its 1,277 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £298,000 (£234 per pupil).

Across all 13 schools of Tudor Grange Academies Trust, income was £7,800 and spending £7,805 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Market Harborough · Leicestershire local authority: places and applications

The Robert Smyth Academy is part of Tudor Grange Academies Trust, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:

• Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School Leicester
• Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst Birmingham
• Tudor Grange Primary Academy Yew Tree Solihull
• Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull Solihull
• Tudor Grange Primary Academy Hockley Heath Solihull
• Tudor Grange Primary Academy Langley Solihull
• Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James Solihull
• Tudor Grange Primary Academy, Haselor Alcester
• Tudor Grange Primary Academy Meon Vale Stratford-Upon-Avon
• Tudor Grange Academy Redditch Redditch

What is The Robert Smyth Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Robert Smyth Academy is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was The Robert Smyth Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

The Robert Smyth Academy was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does The Robert Smyth Academy have?

The Robert Smyth Academy has 1,349 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Robert Smyth Academy cover?

The Robert Smyth Academy for pupils aged 11 to 19.

What are The Robert Smyth Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 55.1, and 68% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is The Robert Smyth Academy?

The Robert Smyth Academy is at Burnmill Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7JG.