Brookvale Groby Learning Campus, Leicester

In its own words: "We want every student regardless of starting points to excel and achieve their full potential, both academically and as a unique individual. We want to ensure we provide a world class education, focused on academic rigour but one that also develops the whole student and doesn’t focus solely on outcomes."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Brookvale Groby Learning Campus works to provide the best possible learning environment that we can for our students. Brookvale Groby comprised of two schools, Groby Community College and Brookvale High School. In September 2019 the two schools merged to form a new school called Brookvale Groby Learning Campus."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include cricket, tennis, basketball, badminton, dance, drama and debating.

In 2026, pupils at Brookvale Groby Learning Campus averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.8 in Leicestershire and 47 across England.

50% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Leicestershire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 49.5.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.02: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 37.9, against 50.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 28 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Business Studies and Statistics.

For September 2026 entry, 238 families put Brookvale Groby Learning Campus as their first choice and 485 named it as one of their preferences, for 249 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Brookvale Groby Learning Campus are The Martin High School Anstey (2.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.3); The Herewoode Academy (2.5 miles, Attainment 8 38); Beaumont Leys School (3.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.3); and Bosworth Academy (3.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.7).

Brookvale Groby Learning Campus's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Brookvale Groby Learning Campus is one of 16 schools run by The Mead Educational Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47 in 2024/25.

226 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Brookvale Groby Learning Campus (as of September 2025): 85% would recommend the school, 89% say their child is happy there and 78% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (89%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (74%).

Of the 236 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 42% to a further education college, 6% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 110 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 61% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 20% into work. 18% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

13.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 8.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (73%), Asian (11%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 142 pupils (9.6%) received SEN support and 34 (2.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Brookvale Groby Learning Campus.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Woodbank Road (opposite), 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Brookvale Groby Learning Campus stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Brookvale Groby Learning Campus issued 122 suspensions, 8.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Brookvale Groby Learning Campus are Elizabeth Woodville Primary School (0.4 miles), Lady Jane Grey Primary School (0.4 miles), Martinshaw Primary School (0.4 miles) and Ratby Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.