Secondary school in Ibstock, Leicestershire
Ibstock School
Central Avenue, Ibstock, Leicestershire, LE67 6NE
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 8 April 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
GCSE results 2024/25
Attainment 8 score
The average grade across eight GCSEs, doubling English and maths. 50 is roughly a grade 5 average.
Grade 5+ in English & maths
Grade 4+ in English & maths
EBacc average point score
Entered the EBacc
On Attainment 8 this school is in the lower half of state-funded secondaries in England.
Compared with the fifth of schools whose intake is second least disadvantaged, which is where this one sits, it is in the bottom quarter.
Progress 8 2023/24
Taking that range into account, pupils made less progress than similar pupils nationally. DfE bands this as well below average.
Progress 8 measures how far pupils moved between the end of primary and their GCSEs, which makes it far fairer than raw attainment. It is shown for 2023/24 because it could not be calculated for 2024/25: that year group would have sat their key stage 2 tests in summer 2020, when the tests were cancelled, so there is no starting point to measure from. Every school in England is affected, not just this one.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 689
- Places
- 725
- How full
- Nearly full — 689 of 725 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 340 / 349
- Overall absence
- 12%
- Persistently absent
- 30%
secondary schools average 8.6%
secondary schools average 23.9% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 22%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- With an EHC plan
- 4%
- On SEN support
- 16%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for North West Leicestershire 013F, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 22%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 26%
- Households owning their home
- 53%
- Households in social housing
- 29%
- Households with no car
- 20%
- Adults economically inactive
- 40%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- Ages 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- LIFE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Principal: Nicola Koncarevic
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Ward
- Ibstock West
- Constituency
- North West Leicestershire
- URN
- 138721
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Newbridge SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 41.2 | 2.4 mi |
| South Charnwood High SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 46.5 | 4.1 mi |
| The Castle Rock SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 42.5 | 4.2 mi |
| The Market Bosworth SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2024 | 59.5 | 4.5 mi |
| Dixie Grammar SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 4.5 mi |
| Ashby SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 48.1 | 4.9 mi |
| Ivanhoe SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 38.1 | 5.1 mi |
| Bosworth AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 48.6 | 6.5 mi |
Schools with a similar intake
State-funded secondary schools nationally whose share of disadvantaged pupils is closest to this school's. This is the fairest like-for-like comparison the published data supports.
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|---|
| St Anne's Catholic High School for GirlsVoluntary aided school | Outstanding 2022 | 54.4 |
| Aston AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 44.2 |
| Chulmleigh Community CollegeAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 54.1 |
| Furze Platt Senior SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 47.5 |
| Higham Lane SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 52.3 |
| Newent Community School and Sixth Form CentreAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 41.5 |
| Iceni Secondary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 39 |
| Wheatley Park SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 51.5 |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25, and 2023/24 for Progress 8.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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