Thomas Estley Community College, Leicester

In 2026, pupils at Thomas Estley Community College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 40.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.8 in Leicestershire and 47 across England.

36% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Leicestershire and 47% in England.

That is down from 46 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.05: 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 31.6, against 42.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and French.

For September 2026 entry, 131 families put Thomas Estley Community College as their first choice and 402 named it as one of their preferences, for 159 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 Thomas Estley Community College are Countesthorpe Academy (3.2 miles, Attainment 8 38.7); Brockington College (4 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 47.5); Lutterworth College (4.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48); and South Wigston High School (4.9 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 36.9).

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

Thomas Estley Community College is one of 4 schools run by Success Academy Trust, an academy trust.

73 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Thomas Estley Community College (as of September 2025): 60% would recommend the school, 75% say their child is happy there and 44% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (78%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (44%).

Of the 183 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 44% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

2.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 140 pupils (15.9%) received SEN support and 58 (6.6%) 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.

Thomas Estley Community College has a SEN unit for autism: 15 places, 14 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Narborough Rail Station, about 3 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is White Horse Inn (opposite), 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Thomas Estley Community College stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 7th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 28 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Leicestershire (58).

In 2024/25, Thomas Estley Community College issued 117 suspensions, 13.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Thomas Estley Community College are Old Mill Primary School (under 0.1 miles); Orchard Church of England Primary School, Broughton Astley (0.5 miles); Hallbrook Primary School (0.6 miles); and Dunton Bassett Primary School (1.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.