Judgemeadow Community College, Leicester

In 2026, pupils at Judgemeadow Community College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.1 in Leicester and 47 across England.

54% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in Leicester and 47% in England.

That is up from 46.7 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.32: pupils made above 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 46.1, against 51.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 5.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and French.

For September 2026 entry, 83 families put Judgemeadow Community College as their first choice and 374 named it as one of their preferences, for 168 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 Judgemeadow Community College are The City of Leicester College (0.3 miles, Attainment 8 48.3); St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.8); Crown Hills Community College (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 49.6); and Manor High School (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 60.4).

Judgemeadow Community College's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Judgemeadow Community College is one of 17 schools run by Lionheart Educational Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.5 in 2024/25.

Of the 256 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 93% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 17% to a further education college and 0% into work.

31.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (80%), Mixed (7%) and Black (6%).

In 2026, 101 pupils (10.4%) received SEN support and 5 (0.5%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest railway station is Leicester Rail Station, about 2.5 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mickleton Drive (adjacent), 290 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 112 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Leicester (382).

In 2024/25, Judgemeadow Community College issued 136 suspensions, 13.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Judgemeadow Community College are Krishna Avanti Primary School (0.4 miles), Whitehall Primary School (0.4 miles), Linden Primary School (0.7 miles) and Thurnby Mead Primary Academy (1.1 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.