Redmoor Academy

Academy converter·Secondary school Hinckley, Leicestershire·LE10 0EP
Composite score
59.9
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#1,206
National rank
#101
In East Midlands
#18
In Leicestershire
Top 38%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
47.9
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
46%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
72%
% EBacc grade 5+
15%
EBacc average points score
4.07

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
94%
230 first choices, 218 places
First choices per place
1.05
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
528
any preference, for 218 places
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.52
1 per place
1.3720221.2920231.1620241.0620251.052026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Leicestershire does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Year 7 place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Redmoor Academy. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–16
Pupils on roll
951
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
22.4%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
5.8%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
18.5%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
3.7%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
8.7%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
22.6%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
19.3
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£3,528
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
96%
181 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
85%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
7%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

School overview

Redmoor Academy is a secondary school serving Hinckley, Leicestershire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 951 pupils aged 11 to 16 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Redmoor Academy 'Good'. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 47.9, broadly in line with the national average of 46. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 38% of secondary schools nationally.

46% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 72% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Competition for places is real here - 94% of first-choice applicants were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026 (230 first choices for 218 places). After Year 11, 96% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 8.7%. There are about 19.3 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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