Iveshead School

Iveshead School is a secondary comprehensive and sixth form that was judged good in all key areas at its first section 5 inspection. Pupils feel safe and welcome, behaviour is calm and orderly, and most pupils, including those with SEND, achieve well. The school has an ambitious curriculum, strong pastoral support, effective reading support and high-quality careers guidance; its two specially resourced SEND provisions are well supported. The school joined Mowbray Education Trust in December 2022 and has a headteacher appointed in April 2023; its predecessor was previously judged requires improvement. Inspectors found no serious weaknesses in behaviour, personal development or safeguarding, which is effective. However, some teachers do not check pupils' understanding carefully enough, so misconceptions can persist and some pupils do not learn as well as they could. PSHE delivery is inconsistent, leaving some pupils with gaps in knowledge of equality and fundamental British values. Leaders are not all equipped with the knowledge and skills to carry out their roles, which limits the school's precision about what is working and what needs to improve.

Strengths

• Inclusive school where pupils feel welcome and safe
• High expectations and strong achievement for most pupils, including those with SEND
• Calm and orderly environment with polite, respectful pupils
• Ambitious, well-designed curriculum with the English Baccalaureate at its heart
• Effective reading support for pupils who need to become fluent readers
• Accurate SEND identification and well-supported specially resourced provisions
• Good personal development opportunities, including enrichment clubs and the annual school show
• High-quality careers information, advice and guidance
• Effective support and challenge from the trust and governance
• Staff feel well supported and benefit from relevant training

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers do not check pupils’ understanding systematically, allowing gaps and misconceptions to persist
• PSHE is not consistently delivered well, leaving some pupils with gaps in knowledge
• Some pupils lack a secure understanding of equality and fundamental British values
• Not all leaders have the knowledge and skills to carry out their roles effectively
• The school does not always have a precise enough understanding of what is working well and what needs to improve

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 Iveshead School attended 90.9% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 25.7% 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, 7.1% of pupils at Iveshead School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was 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 Iveshead School had 15.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.2% 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, 18.0% of pupils at Iveshead School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 6.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has resourced provision with 18 pupils.

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 Iveshead School received £8,285 and spent £7,846 for each of its 1,000 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £902,000 (£902 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Mowbray Education Trust Limited, income was £7,598 and spending £7,528 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 Loughborough · Leicestershire local authority: places and applications

Iveshead School is part of Mowbray Education Trust Limited, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Ab Kettleby Primary School Melton Mowbray
• The Grove Primary School Melton Mowbray
• John Ferneley College Melton Mowbray
• Brownlow Primary School Melton Mowbray
• Sherard Primary School Melton Mowbray
• Somerby Primary School Melton Mowbray
• Buckminster Primary School Grantham

What is Iveshead School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Iveshead School is Good, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was Iveshead School last inspected by Ofsted?

Iveshead School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Iveshead School have?

Iveshead School has 985 pupils on roll.

What age range does Iveshead School cover?

Iveshead School for pupils aged 11 to 19.

What are Iveshead School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 44.2, and 38% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Iveshead School?

Iveshead School is at Forest Street, Shepshed, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 9DB.