United Kingdom · East Midlands · Local Authority
Leicester
Unitary authority · East Midlands, England · population ~354k · 112 state-funded schools
The signature
How Leicester ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£33,254/yr
Very low
Worse than 99% of UK LAs
House price
£244,922
Affordable
Better than 62% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,026/mo
Mid-range
Around UK average
Council tax
£2,529/yr
Expensive
Worse than 76% of UK LAs
Crime
100.6/1k
Highest
Worse than 85% of UK LAs
Deprivation
30.9
Most deprived
Worse than 90% of UK LAs
Schools
91.9%
Mid
Worse than 59% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
112 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
102 of 111 (91.9%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
The map
112 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 112 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rushey Mead Academy | Secondary | 1,779 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The City of Leicester College Grade inherited from previous URN 120297 | Secondary | 1,569 | Requires Improvement2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Soar Valley College | Secondary | 1,564 | Outstanding2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Fullhurst Community College | Secondary | 1,512 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Crown Hills Community College | Secondary | 1,497 | Outstanding2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Babington Academy | Secondary | 1,346 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Castle Mead Academy | Secondary | 1,240 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Avanti Fields School | Secondary | 1,178 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 1,167 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sir Jonathan North Girls' College | Secondary | 1,149 | Outstanding2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 1,144 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Moat Community College | Secondary | 1,093 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Beaumont Leys School | Secondary | 1,068 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Orchard Mead Academy | Secondary | 1,045 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Judgemeadow Community College | Secondary | 1,033 | Good2022 | — | Ofsted |
The Herewoode Academy | Secondary | 1,025 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School | Secondary | 1,009 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lancaster Academy | Secondary | 962 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School | Primary | 908 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Brook Mead Academy | Secondary | 852 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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