Bosworth Academy

Bosworth Academy has been rated as good overall, demonstrating a solid performance across various domains including the quality of education and leadership. With high expectations for pupil achievement, the school emphasizes character development through the '6 Cs'—character, citizenship, collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking. Pupils feel safe and supported, showcasing strong behavior and participation in school activities. However, the school's performance has declined from its previous outstanding grade, highlighting some concerns in consistency in curriculum delivery and understanding of British values.

Strengths

• High expectations of pupil achievement and behavior.
• Strong focus on character development through the '6 Cs'.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Ambitious curriculum that includes a modern foreign language for most pupils.
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in how teachers check pupils' understanding.
• Some pupils lack a secure understanding of fundamental British values.
• Leaders do not have a precise understanding of curriculum implementation.

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 Bosworth Academy attended 93.8% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 15.2% 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, 5.1% of pupils at Bosworth Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were 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 Bosworth Academy had 19.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.0% 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, 10.8% of pupils at Bosworth Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

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 Bosworth Academy received £8,206 and spent £8,011 for each of its 1,559 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £827,000 (£530 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of Life Multi-Academy Trust, income was £8,357 and spending £8,230 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 Leicester · Leicestershire local authority: places and applications

Bosworth Academy is part of Life Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Desford Community Primary School Leicester
• Braunstone Frith Primary Academy Leicester
• Kingsway Primary School Leicester
• The Winstanley School Leicester
• Dove Bank Primary School Nuneaton
• Ibstock School Ibstock
• Countesthorpe Academy Countesthorpe
• Ashby School Ashby-De-La-Zouch
• Ivanhoe School Ashby-De-La-Zouch

What is Bosworth Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bosworth Academy is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Bosworth Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Bosworth Academy was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Bosworth Academy have?

Bosworth Academy has 1,565 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bosworth Academy cover?

Bosworth Academy for pupils aged 11 to 19.

What are Bosworth Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 46.7, and 48% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Bosworth Academy?

Bosworth Academy is at Leicester Lane, Desford, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE9 9JL.