Cherryleas Assessment Centre, Leicester
Cherryleas Assessment Centre is a school for pupils in Leicester.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Cherryleas Assessment Centre in detail
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Leicester Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Westcotes Drive (opposite), 270 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 974 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Leicester (382), as is usual near a town centre.
Sources: NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Keep up with Cherryleas Assessment Centre
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 32
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 7
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 32 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 25 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Leicester is 24.5 (the median across 142 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Leicester
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Leicester
Across Leicester council
Places available
4,570
Applications
4,613
Got 1st preference
83.9%
Got preferred school
94.9%
All secondary applications across Leicester council (2026/27), not just this school.
Questions parents ask about Cherryleas Assessment Centre
What is the catchment area for Cherryleas Assessment Centre?
No fixed boundary. When Cherryleas Assessment Centre is oversubscribed, Leicester allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Cherryleas Assessment Centre?
Apply through Leicester's coordinated admissions process, naming Cherryleas Assessment Centre on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Cherryleas Assessment Centre?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 32 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 25 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Leicester is 24.5 (the median across 142 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Cherryleas Assessment Centre?
Cherryleas Assessment Centre is at Westcotes Drive, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 0QU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)