South Charnwood High School

South Charnwood High School has demonstrated effective leadership in maintaining high educational standards since its last inspection in June 2019. The school fosters a strong community atmosphere, where pupils feel safe and well-supported, responding positively to high behavior expectations. The curriculum is ambitious and designed to equip students with essential knowledge and skills, leading to good examination outcomes, particularly among disadvantaged students and those with special educational needs. There is a focus on personal development, with various opportunities for students to engage in extracurricular activities and character-building initiatives.

Strengths

• Strong relationships and sense of community among pupils and staff.
• High expectations for behavior with few disruptions in learning.
• Ambitious and broad curriculum that meets national requirements.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Strong engagement in personal development activities and charity events.
• Expert subject specialists teaching clear concepts.
• Effective support for weak readers to develop fluency.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent checking of pupils' understanding leading to misconceptions.
• Occasional acceptance of poor-quality work without sufficient guidance.

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 South Charnwood High School attended 93.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 17.9% 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, 6.5% of pupils at South Charnwood High School 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 South Charnwood High School had 16.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.4% 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, 14.4% of pupils at South Charnwood High School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 5.4% 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 South Charnwood High School received £7,061 and spent £7,480 for each of its 867 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £251,000 (£290 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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What is South Charnwood High School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for South Charnwood High School is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was South Charnwood High School last inspected by Ofsted?

South Charnwood High School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does South Charnwood High School have?

South Charnwood High School has 866 pupils on roll.

What age range does South Charnwood High School cover?

South Charnwood High School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are South Charnwood High School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 49.5, and 50% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is South Charnwood High School?

South Charnwood High School is at Broad Lane, Markfield, Leicestershire, LE67 9TB.