The Roundhill Academy

The Roundhill Academy is currently under an overall effectiveness grade of 'requires improvement', having transitioned from an 'inadequate' rating in its previous inspection. The school is in the process of stabilizing following multiple leadership changes and is starting to see positive impacts from recent initiatives aimed at enhancing educational quality. While relationships among staff and pupils are generally positive, with a calm and orderly environment, some areas, particularly related to behavior and the support for students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), remain points of concern. Leaders are committed to making further improvements and have received substantial support from the trust, indicating a collaborative approach to foster rapid development and change in the school culture and academic expectations.

Strengths

• The school is becoming more settled and stable.
• Positive relationships exist between staff and pupils.
• Many pupils achieve well, especially by the end of key stage 4.
• The school's safeguarding arrangements are effective.
• Leaders are determined to improve all aspects of the school.
• Teachers have strong subject knowledge and engage pupils' interests.

Areas for Improvement

• Behaviour policy is not consistently implemented, leading to disruptions.
• Pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils are not supported effectively in the classroom.
• The curriculum for personal development does not meet students' needs adequately.
• Some staff feel unclear about the school's vision and expectations.

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 Roundhill Academy attended 90.7% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 26.1% 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, 14.1% of pupils at The Roundhill Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 2 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 The Roundhill Academy had 16.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.8% 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, 15.3% of pupils at The Roundhill Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.4% 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 The Roundhill Academy received £9,868 and spent £9,842 for each of its 731 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £474,000 (£649 per pupil).

Across all 19 schools of Bradgate Education Partnership, income was £7,352 and spending £7,630 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

The Roundhill Academy is part of Bradgate Education Partnership, which runs 19 schools. The nearest others:

• Eastfield Primary School Leicester
• Church Hill Infant School Leicester
• The Merton Primary School Leicester
• Wreake Valley Academy Leicester
• The Pochin School Leicester
• Broomfield Community Primary School Leicester
• Highgate Primary School Loughborough
• Seagrave Village Primary School Loughborough
• Gaddesby Primary School Leicester
• Newtown Linford Primary School Leicester

What is The Roundhill Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Roundhill Academy is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was The Roundhill Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

The Roundhill Academy was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does The Roundhill Academy have?

The Roundhill Academy has 686 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Roundhill Academy cover?

The Roundhill Academy for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are The Roundhill Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 44.5, and 39% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is The Roundhill Academy?

The Roundhill Academy is at 997 Melton Road, Thurmaston, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 8GQ.