Lancaster Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Leicester
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Leicester City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Lancaster Academy is a secondary school in Leicester for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 27 February 2024. Leicester has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Lancaster Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for Year 7 in 2026 was offered a place, as was the case at 7 of the 18 other Leicester secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- Year 7 2026 had 88 first-choice applications for 156 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 68 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 26% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%).
- For grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25, the school ranked lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Leicester.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Leicester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Knighton Lane East, Leicester, LE2 6FU
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Council
- Leicester
- Pupils on roll
- 883 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 27 February 2024
Strengths
- “Lancaster Academy is a welcoming, inclusive school.”
- “The school embraces the diversity of its pupils.”
- “Whenever they join, each new pupil gets the help they need to settle in swiftly.”
To improve
- “However, the curriculum is not yet implemented as effectively as it could be in some subjects.”
- “Sometimes, teachers move on too quickly.”
- “This means any gaps or misconceptions in pupils’ knowledge and understanding are not always addressed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 26% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 37.5 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 88 first-preference applications, 156 offers in total, 88 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leicester.
- Sir Jonathan North Girls' College 0.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Madani Boys School 1.9 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Madani Girls' School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Fullhurst Community College 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Moat Community College 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Crown Hills Community College 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Castle Mead Academy 2.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Judgemeadow Community College 2.7 mi Good Last distance published