Brookvale Groby Learning Campus

Brookvale Groby Learning Campus is a good school across all inspected areas, with a calm, orderly and supportive culture. Pupils are happy, feel safe and behave well; disruptions are rare, relationships are courteous, and mental health support is a notable strength. The school is aspirational for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND, and pupils achieve well. The curriculum is broad and ambitious, reading is a priority, and subject-expert teaching is supported by effective training. Sixth-form students benefit from a challenging curriculum and a wide range of academic and vocational courses. Personal development, careers guidance and extra-curricular opportunities are strong, and parents, staff and trustees speak positively about the school. Safeguarding is effective. The main areas to improve are inconsistent expectations for learning and inconsistent checking of pupils’ understanding. In some lessons, pupils are not challenged to engage fully or produce high-quality work, and gaps or misconceptions are not identified and addressed quickly enough. This was the first section 5 inspection of the campus since the merger; the predecessor school had previously been judged outstanding, and no overall effectiveness grade is given under current arrangements.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy, courteous and feel safe in a calm, orderly environment.
• Disruptions to lessons are rare and behaviour routines are well established.
• The school provides excellent support for pupils struggling with their mental health.
• The school is aspirational for disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND, who achieve well.
• The curriculum is broad and ambitious, with increasing uptake of the full EBacc suite.
• Reading is a priority, with daily reading and effective support for pupils who struggle.
• Curriculum concepts are well sequenced so pupils build knowledge and make connections.
• Teachers are subject experts and benefit from well-considered training and coaching.
• The sixth form offers a wide variety of academic and vocational courses and prepares students well.
• Personal development places a high priority on well-being, character, British values and equality.
• Pupils receive personalised careers guidance and a wide range of extra-curricular opportunities.
• Parents are overwhelmingly positive, staff are proud to work there, and trustees provide strong support and challenge.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

Areas for Improvement

• Expectations for learning are sometimes too low, so some pupils do not engage fully or try their best.
• Checks on pupils’ learning are not always precise enough to identify gaps and misconceptions quickly.
• Teachers do not consistently adapt activities to address gaps or challenge pupils to think more deeply.

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 Brookvale Groby Learning Campus attended 92.2% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 21.1% 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, 4.4% of pupils at Brookvale Groby Learning Campus were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 3 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 Brookvale Groby Learning Campus had 19.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.1% 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, 9.6% of pupils at Brookvale Groby Learning Campus were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.3% 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 Brookvale Groby Learning Campus received £7,621 and spent £8,125 for each of its 1,431 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £2,476,000 (£1,730 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of The Mead Educational Trust, income was £8,481 and spending £7,789 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

Brookvale Groby Learning Campus is part of The Mead Educational Trust, which runs 16 schools. The nearest others:

• Brook Mead Academy Leicester
• Fosse Mead Primary Academy Leicester
• Castle Mead Academy Leicester
• Abbey Mead Primary Academy Leicester
• Rushey Mead Academy Leicester
• Knighton Mead Primary Academy Leicester
• North Mead Primary Academy Leicester
• Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy Leicester
• Oaklands Mead Academy Leicester
• Kestrel Mead Primary Academy Leicester

What is Brookvale Groby Learning Campus's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Brookvale Groby Learning Campus is Good, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was Brookvale Groby Learning Campus last inspected by Ofsted?

Brookvale Groby Learning Campus was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Brookvale Groby Learning Campus have?

Brookvale Groby Learning Campus has 1,476 pupils on roll.

What age range does Brookvale Groby Learning Campus cover?

Brookvale Groby Learning Campus for pupils aged 11 to 19.

What are Brookvale Groby Learning Campus's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 48.9, and 50% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Brookvale Groby Learning Campus?

Brookvale Groby Learning Campus is at Ratby Road, Groby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE6 0FP.