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Girls independent all-through school in Leicester

Leicester High School for Girls

454 London Road, Leicester, LE2 2PP

Independent Sixth form Church of England Girls
School website 01162705338

Ofsted

Ofsted has not published an inspection outcome for this school.

This is usual for schools that have opened recently, and for most independent schools, which are inspected by ISI or another approved body rather than Ofsted.

Exam results

Independent schools are not comparable in the performance tables. Most enter pupils for international GCSEs, which are not approved qualifications for these measures, so any Attainment 8 figure would be calculated from a fraction of what pupils actually sit. We do not publish one rather than publish a misleading number.

Average A level grade (2024/25)
B-

A level entries are recorded consistently across school types, so this figure is shown.

Pupils

Pupils on roll
249
Places
435
How full
57% full — 249 of 435 places taken, so places are likely to be available

Free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN figures come from the state school census, which independent schools do not report into. Their records return structural zeros rather than measurements, so they are not shown here.

The neighbourhood around the school

Census 2021 figures for Leicester 032B, 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
62%

England 33.8%

Adults with no qualifications
8%

England 18.3%

Households owning their home
72%

England 62.7%

Households in social housing
1%

England 17%

Households with no car
11%

England 21.9%

Adults economically inactive
36%

England 39.9%

School details

Type
Other independent school
Phase
All-through
Ages
Ages 3–18
Gender
Girls
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
Yes
Boarding
Day school
Headteacher
Headmaster: John Partridge
Local authority
Leicester
Ward
Knighton
Constituency
Leicester South
URN
120324

The unique reference number used in all official school data.

Nearest all-through schools

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8Distance
St Crispin's SchoolOther independent school No grade 1.1 mi
Sir Jonathan North Girls' CollegeAcademy converter No grade 52.6 1.1 mi
Lancaster AcademyAcademy sponsor led Good 2024 37.5 1.2 mi
Madani Girls' SchoolVoluntary aided school Good 2022 61.4 1.3 mi
Madani Boys SchoolVoluntary aided school No grade 52.2 1.3 mi
Crown Hills Community CollegeCommunity school No grade 47.4 1.4 mi
Judgemeadow Community CollegeAcademy sponsor led Good 2022 46.7 1.5 mi
Manor High SchoolAcademy converter Good 2024 58.9 1.6 mi

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.
  • 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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