Fullhurst Community College, Leicester

In its own words: "We are proud to serve a diverse community of students, aged 11-16 years, on our two sites in South West Leicester. Fullhurst Community College opened in 1991 following the closure of King Richard III School and Newarke School."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, cricket, athletics, basketball, badminton, dance and drama.

On phones, the school says: "This is structured in the following way: Mobile Phones Fullhurst Community College is a phone-free school and they should not be seen at all."

In 2026, pupils at Fullhurst Community College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 39, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.1 in Leicester and 47 across England.

35% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in Leicester and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 39.2.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.17: pupils made below 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 30, against 44.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 28 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 181 families put Fullhurst Community College as their first choice and 320 named it as one of their preferences, for 233 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Fullhurst Community College are Castle Mead Academy (1.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 46.3); The Winstanley School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 34.9); Brook Mead Academy (1.5 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 46.6); and The Herewoode Academy (1.6 miles, Attainment 8 38).

Fullhurst Community College's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Fullhurst Community College is run by its own single-school academy trust.

Of the 293 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 78% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 39% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

39.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 31.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (44%), Asian (15%) and Black (11%).

In 2026, 167 pupils (11.6%) received SEN support and 122 (8.5%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Fullhurst Community College has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs: 40 places, 40 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Leicester Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Fosse Road South (opposite), 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Fullhurst Community College stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 617 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.

In 2024/25, Fullhurst Community College issued 337 suspensions, 22.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Fullhurst Community College are Imperial Avenue Infant School (under 0.1 miles), Folville Junior School (0.4 miles), St Mary's Fields Academy (0.4 miles) and Shaftesbury Junior School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.