Charnwood College

Type Secondary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Thorpe Hill
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 4SQ
Phone 01509554400
Reference Number 141874

General Makeup

Number of pupils 583
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.91%
Girls: 50.09%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 28.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 22.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 53 66 119
8 59 53 112
9 54 59 113
10 53 42 95
11 30 32 62
12 24 25 49
13 18 15 33

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 68.4%
White, Other 6.3%
Indian 4.1%
Mixed, Other 3.4%
White & Asian 2.7%
African 2.7%
Unclassified 2.1%
Asian, Other 1.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.5%
Chinese 1.4%
Irish 0.7%
White & Black (African) 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Caribbean 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2022-10-12
Date Description Report
2022-09-13 School inspection: School inspection:
2021-06-29 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2020-01-08 School inspection: School inspection:
2017-09-26 Full inspection: Full inspection:

Ofsted Parent View

The latest published parent view scores are from 2018. Ofsted only publish scores if there have been more than 10 responses to the survey.

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know Total Responses
1. My child is happy at this school 23 7 0 0 0 30
2. My child feels safe at this school 24 4 1 0 1 30
3. My child makes good progress at this school 22 7 0 0 1 30
4. My child is well looked after at this school 21 7 2 0 0 30
5. My child is taught well at this school 20 8 0 0 2 30
6. My child receives appropriate homework for their age 14 14 1 0 1 30
7. This school makes sure its pupils are well behaved 19 10 1 0 0 30
8. This school deals effectively with bullying 18 7 1 0 4 30
9. This school is well led and managed 17 10 1 1 1 30
10. This school responds well to any concerns I raise 18 8 1 1 2 30
11. I receive valuable information from the school about my child’s progress 15 11 2 1 1 30
12. Would you recommend this school to another parent? 27 3

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
43.5 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 36.5% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 54% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 33.64 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 31.73 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C+ C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C+ C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 12% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 151 12
Third Preference 88 2
From another Local Authority 3 0

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
Thorpe Acre Junior School
Alan Moss Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 4SQ
0.1 miles
Thorpe Acre Infant School
Alan Moss Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 4SQ
0.17 miles
Robert Bakewell Primary School
Barsby Drive, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 5UJ
0.79 miles
Stonebow Primary School Loughborough
Stonebow Close, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 4ZH
0.84 miles
Loughborough Church of England Primary School
William Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3BY
0.97 miles
Holywell Primary School
Berkeley Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3SJ
1.03 miles
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough
Hastings Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 5AX
1.04 miles
Mountfields Lodge School
Epinal Way, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3GE
1.07 miles
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
Beacon Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2BG
1.3 miles
Rendell Primary School
Rendell Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1LL
1.58 miles
Fairfield Prep School
1.63 miles
Cobden Primary School & Community Centre
Cobden Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1AF
1.64 miles
Beacon Academy
Woodthorpe Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2NF
1.82 miles
Hathern Church of England Primary School
Pasture Lane, Hathern, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5LJ
1.83 miles
St Botolph's Church of England Primary School
Forest Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 9DA
1.89 miles
Newcroft Primary Academy
Trueway Drive, Shepshed, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 9DU
1.94 miles
Outwoods Edge Primary School
21 Redwood Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2LD
1.94 miles
Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire
Britannia Street, Shepshed, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 9AE
2.22 miles
Normanton-On-Soar Primary School
Main Street, Normanton-on-Soar, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5HB
2.24 miles
Oxley Primary School Shepshed
Thorpe Road, Shepshed, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 9LU
2.56 miles
Name Distance
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
Thorpe Hill, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 4SQ
0.14 miles
Ashmount School
Thorpe Hill, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 4SQ
0.76 miles
Loughborough College
Radmoor Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3BT
0.86 miles
Hardwick House School
190 Forest Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3HU
1.09 miles
Compass Community School Mountfields Park
Mountfields House, Squirrel Way, Off Epinal Way, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3GE
1.12 miles
Limehurst Academy
Bridge Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1NH
1.38 miles
ASPIRE: Lifeskills
Town Hall Chambers, Town Hall Passage, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3EB
1.4 miles
Loughborough Amherst School
1.45 miles
Loughborough High School
1.59 miles
Loughborough Grammar School
Burton Walks, Loughborough, LE11 2DU
1.66 miles
Iveshead School
Forest Street, Shepshed, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 9DB
1.81 miles
Woodbrook Vale School
Grasmere Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2ST
1.81 miles
Nanpantan Hall Nurture Centre
The Coach House, Nanpantan Road, Loughborough, LE11 3YF
1.83 miles
Woodside Lodge Outdoor Learning Centre
14, Bond Lane, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, Leicestershire, LE12 7AA
2.65 miles
Rawlins
Loughborough Road, Quorn, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 8DY
3.4 miles
Humphrey Perkins School
Cotes Road, Barrow-upon-Soar, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 8JU
3.84 miles
Maplewell Hall School
Maplewell Road, Woodhouse Eaves, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 8QY
4.02 miles
Quorn Hall School
Meynell Road, Loughborough, LE12 8BQ
4.27 miles
The Castle Rock School
Meadow Lane, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 4BR
4.63 miles
Forest Way School
Warren Hills Road, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 4UU
4.63 miles
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