Secondary school in Leicester
The Herewoode Academy
Glenfield Road, Leicester, LE3 6DN
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 28 June 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 979
- Places
- 1000
- How full
- Nearly full — 979 of 1000 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 463 / 516
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Leicester 020D, 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
- 44%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 17%
- Households owning their home
- 87%
- Households in social housing
- 2%
- Households with no car
- 10%
- Adults economically inactive
- 36%
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 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- NOVA EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Principal: J Aldred
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Ward
- Western
- Constituency
- Leicester West
- URN
- 151607
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brook Mead AcademyFree schools | Outstanding 2024 | — | 1 mi |
| English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 54 | 1 mi |
| Emmanuel Christian SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 1.2 mi |
| Beaumont Leys SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 45.2 | 1.2 mi |
| Castle Mead AcademyFree schools | Outstanding 2023 | 48 | 1.5 mi |
| Babington AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 38 | 1.5 mi |
| Fullhurst Community CollegeFoundation school | Good 2023 | 39.2 | 1.6 mi |
| The Winstanley SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 29.9 | 1.8 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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