Rawlins, Loughborough

In 2026, pupils at Rawlins averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.8 in Leicestershire and 47 across England.

42% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Leicestershire and 47% in England.

That is down from 45 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.03: 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 29.9, against 48.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 18.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 29 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 187 families put Rawlins as their first choice and 520 named it as one of their preferences, for 231 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 Rawlins are Humphrey Perkins School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.5); Woodbrook Vale School (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.4); Limehurst Academy (2.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.4); and De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire (3.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 57.5).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Rawlins.

Rawlins is one of 10 schools run by Embrace Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

476 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Rawlins (as of September 2025): 68% would recommend the school, 76% say their child is happy there and 54% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (81%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (54%).

Of the 244 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 90% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 44% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 160 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 60% went on to university or other higher education, 3% to apprenticeships and 19% into work. 33% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

5.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 189 pupils (13%) received SEN support and 100 (6.9%) 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.

Rawlins has a SEN unit for autism and moderate learning difficulties: 80 places, 60 pupils on roll.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Quorn & Woodhouse (Great Central Railway), about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Quorndon Fox (opposite), 140 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 31 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, criminal damage and arson and violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Leicestershire (58).

In 2024/25, Rawlins issued 785 suspensions, 52.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 10 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Rawlins are St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles), Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School (1.2 miles), Lift Beacon (1.6 miles) and Outwoods Edge Primary School (1.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.