Sir Jonathan North Girls' College, Leicester

In 2026, pupils at Sir Jonathan North Girls' College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 52.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.1 in Leicester and 47 across England.

58% 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 52.6.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.51: pupils made well 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 41.9, against 58.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 177 families put Sir Jonathan North Girls' College as their first choice and 313 named it as one of their preferences, for 229 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 Sir Jonathan North Girls' College are Lancaster Academy (0.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 32.1); Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 38.7); Wigston Academy (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.4); and Wigston College (1.8 miles, Good).

Sir Jonathan North Girls' College's 2026 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Sir Jonathan North Girls' 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.

273 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Sir Jonathan North Girls' College (as of September 2025): 91% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 59% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (59%).

Of the 243 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 18% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

32.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (41%), White British (25%) and Black (11%).

In 2026, 137 pupils (12.3%) received SEN support and 17 (1.5%) 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 1.7 miles away in a straight line.

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lancaster Boys School (opposite), 60 metres away.

In 2024/25, Sir Jonathan North Girls' College issued 213 suspensions, 18.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Sir Jonathan North Girls' College are Knighton Mead Primary Academy (0.5 miles), Overdale Junior School (0.6 miles), Avenue Primary School (0.6 miles) and Overdale Infant School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.