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Lutterworth College

Secondary · Lutterworth · LE17 4EW

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 11 January 2023

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At a glance

1,580 pupils · 77% of 2,047 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–19
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
11.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
10.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
www.lutterworthcollege.com
URN
138150

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 270 families named it first for 242 Year 7 places, 1.12 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 11 January 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

1.12 first-choice applications per place

242 places offered · 270 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

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)

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

Attainment 8 score
48.7
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
78%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
48.3%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
4.1
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-) C
31.3
England 35

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

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school48.7
Median of its 12 closest peers52.3
Leicestershire average46.7
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is behind 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
Magdalen College SchoolBrackley · 30 miles awaySpecial measures44.2
King Edward VI SchoolLichfield · 30 miles awayGood52.2
Ribblesdale SchoolClitheroe · 109 miles awayGood43.5
The Petersfield SchoolPetersfield · 102 miles awayOutstanding56.4
LeventhorpeSawbridgeworth · 73 miles awayGood49.6
Burford SchoolBurford · 49 miles awayGood52.4
Wildern SchoolSouthampton · 107 miles awayGood48.6
Thurston Community CollegeBury St Edmunds · 86 miles awayGood46.9
The Gilberd SchoolColchester · 98 miles awayOutstanding (2018)53.4
Weydon SchoolFarnham · 89 miles awayGood63.5
Holmfirth High SchoolHolmfirth · 81 miles awayOutstanding58.6
Fulford SchoolYork · 102 miles awayOutstanding55.2

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 85% (Leicestershire 74%, England 59%) · Any other White background 6% (Leicestershire 5%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 2% (Leicestershire 7%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Leicestershire 1%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Leicestershire 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Leicestershire 2%, England 2%) · Black African 1% (Leicestershire 2%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Leicestershire 1%, England 3%) · Not recorded 1% (Leicestershire 2%, England 2%) · 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)
7.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
19.6%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

12.89 suspensions per 100 pupils and 2 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
17.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

92% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 2% moved to another state school · 6% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 2.27% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

71.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 7.5 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 £52,763; 12.8% 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£6,978
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 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 2% (6%) · supplies and services 13% (11%) · educational supplies 11% (6%) · bought-in professional services 1% (1%) · catering 1% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £353,000; in-year balance +£4,000

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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
94%
Continuing in education
84%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
3%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
51%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
30%
Any sustained destination
88%

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)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher22.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications22.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work22.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways22.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health43.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier54.7%62.3%
Social housing33.7%17.1%
Privately rented11.6%20.5%
Detached houses13.6%22.9%
Flats16.9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms10.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van17.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01035091 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£280,000296 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£225,000–£365,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (143)£365,000
Semi-detached (90)£255,500
Terraced (56)£212,500
Flat (7)£140,000

Homes around this school are cheaper 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
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
5an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an urban school averages 6.1

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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