Sir Jonathan North Girls' College
Secondary · Academy converter · 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 🔒
Sir Jonathan North Girls' College is a secondary school in Leicester for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 14 January 2025. Leicester has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Sir Jonathan North Girls' College 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 was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, as was the case at 7 of the 18 other Leicester secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 177 first-choice applications for 229 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 52 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 54% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 4th highest 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 converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Leicester
- Pupils on roll
- 1,115 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 14 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at Sir Jonathan North Girls’ College.”
- “The school wants the very best for every pupil.”
- “Staff help pupils to achieve excellent academic outcomes.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 February 2025 (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) | 54% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 52.6 | 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: 177 first-preference applications, 229 offers in total, 177 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.
- Lancaster Academy 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Madani Boys School 1.8 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Madani Girls' School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Moat Community College 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Fullhurst Community College 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Crown Hills Community College 2.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Castle Mead Academy 2.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Judgemeadow Community College 2.6 mi Good Last distance published