Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School, Leicester

Ofsted's report card from its 27 January 2026 inspection grades Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School on 7 areas: 6 expected standard and 1 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have worked with focus and determination to improve the attendance of pupils."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The school has in place a well-designed curriculum."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders build positive partnerships with parents and carers to ensure that children join the school happily, whether in Nursery or Reception."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders pay close attention to the needs of disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "With the support of the trust, leaders in the primary and secondary phases have made marked improvements at the school over recent times."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school has a well-developed programme to support pupils' personal development."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Over the last 3 years, pupils in the secondary phase have not achieved as well as they should."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should ensure that staff adapt their teaching to meet the specific needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities consistently well. • Leaders should ensure that staff routinely check what pupils know and can do and provide any necessary support when concerns arise. • Leaders should continue their actions to raise older pupils' achievement so that they achieve at least in line with other pupils nationally by the end of key stage 4. • Leaders should ensure that support for pupils who struggle to manage their behaviour continues to improve so that suspensions reduce".

In its own words: "The vision of our school is to ensure that all pupils are enabled to flourish. This flourishing is not just linked to academic achievements but also with spiritual development rooted in the bible passage of John 10:10. Jesus offers a full life and we want our pupils to have opportunities and experiences that enrich their lives."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include cricket, basketball, STEM and art.

The school runs after-school care.

In 2026, pupils at Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 38.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.1 in Leicester and 47 across England.

28% 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 37.8.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.41: 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 32, against 45 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 18 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 98 families put Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School as their first choice and 161 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.6 first choices for every place. 41 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School are Lancaster Academy (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 32.1); Sir Jonathan North Girls' College (1 mile, Outstanding, Attainment 8 52.9); South Wigston High School (1 mile, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 36.9); and Wigston College (1.1 miles, Good).

Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School is one of 13 schools run by Tudor Grange Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.5 in 2024/25.

53 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School (as of April 2026): 74% would recommend the school, 68% say their child is happy there and 55% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (74%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (55%).

Of the 115 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 79% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 44% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

41.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 29% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (41%), Black (22%) and Asian (12%).

The nearest railway station is South Wigston Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Holy Cross School (adjacent), 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School issued 411 suspensions, 40.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School are Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy (under 0.1 miles); Marriott Primary School (0.5 miles); Fairfield Community Primary School (0.5 miles); and Eyres Monsell Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.