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Rawlins

Secondary · Loughborough · LE12 8DY

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Requires improvement

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 26 November 2024

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At a glance

1,455 pupils · 96% of 1,522 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
20.6% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
5.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
12.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
6.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
http://www.rawlins.embracemat.org
URN
137640

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 187 families named it first for 231 Year 7 places, 0.81 first choices per place. At its inspection on 26 November 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Requires improvement. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 9.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.81 first-choice applications per place

231 places offered · 187 first-choice applications · usually has places

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

GCSE results (2024/2025)

244 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
45
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
64.3%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
45.5%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
3.8
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) B-
37.7
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school45
Median of its 12 closest peers44.1
Leicestershire average46.7
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
The Angmering SchoolLittlehampton · 136 miles awayGood41
Kingdown SchoolWarminster · 115 miles awayGood42.8
The Romsey SchoolRomsey · 122 miles awayGood46.8
Crofton SchoolFareham · 133 miles awayNeeds attention45.3
Three Rivers AcademyWalton-on-Thames · 100 miles awayGood42.3
Westlands SchoolSittingbourne · 126 miles awayGood40.6
The John of Gaunt SchoolTrowbridge · 108 miles awayGood44.3
Furness AcademyBarrow-in-Furness · 127 miles awayGood42.4
The Sweyne Park SchoolRayleigh · 109 miles awayGood44
The Cottesloe SchoolAylesbury · 62 miles awayExpected standard45.4
Soham Village CollegeEly · 70 miles awayOutstanding51.2
Furze Platt Senior SchoolMaidenhead · 86 miles awayExpected standard47.5

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: SEN unit.

SEN unit
60 of 80 places taken places may be available

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 83% (Leicestershire 74%, England 59%) · Any other White background 3% (Leicestershire 5%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Leicestershire 2%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 2% (Leicestershire 7%, England 4%) · Asian Bangladeshi 2% (Leicestershire 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Leicestershire 2%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Leicestershire 1%, England 3%) · Black African 1% (Leicestershire 2%, England 5%) · Not recorded 1% (Leicestershire 2%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Leicestershire 1%, England 3%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
9.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
23.9%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

52.12 suspensions per 100 pupils and 10 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Leicestershire: 19.48 suspensions and 0.19 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
17.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

93% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 3% moved to another state school · 4% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

80.4% of teachers took sickness absence, 12.9 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £56,548; 11.3% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£8,145
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (6%) · supplies and services 9% (11%) · educational supplies 6% (6%) · bought-in professional services 1% (1%) · catering 4% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £719,000; in-year balance +£395,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
96%
Continuing in education
90%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
1%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
62%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
17%
Any sustained destination
87%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher41.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications12%18.1%
In managerial or professional work44%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways10.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health52.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier80.2%62.3%
Social housing6.5%17.1%
Privately rented13.3%20.5%
Detached houses46.6%22.9%
Flats5.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms39.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van10%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01025732 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£370,000226 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£269,000–£503,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (97)£525,000
Semi-detached (48)£350,000
Terraced (64)£257,500
Flat (17)£225,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
1a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
7a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
2a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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