Schools in Market Harborough
Leicestershire · 20 schools
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Schools in Market Harborough (20)
- Great Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · LE16 7HZ
Ofsted: Outstanding (2014)KS2: 75% expected (2025) - Church Langton Church of England Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · LE16 7SZ
Ofsted: Good (2017)New report cardKS2: 84% expected (2025) - Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · LE16 9RU
Ofsted: Good (2012)New report cardKS2: 89% expected (2025)83% of first choices got in - Cottingham Church of England Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · LE16 8XB
Ofsted: Good (2014)KS2: 68% expected (2025)67% of first choices got in - Farndon Fields Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · LE16 9JH
Ofsted: Good (2012)KS2: 68% expected (2025) - Lubenham All Saints Church of England Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · LE16 9TW
Ofsted: Good (2018)KS2: 100% expected (2025)93% of first choices got in - Market Harborough Church of England Academy
Primary · Ages 5-11 · LE16 9QH
Ofsted: Good (2019)KS2: 90% expected (2025) - Ridgeway Primary Academy
Primary · Ages 3-11 · LE16 7HQ
Ofsted: Good (2012)New report cardKS2: 72% expected (2025) - St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Primary · Ages 4-11 · LE16 9BZ
Ofsted: Good (2011)KS2: 82% expected (2025) - The Robert Smyth Academy
Secondary · Ages 11-19 · LE16 7JG
Ofsted: Good (2017)Attainment 8: 55.1 (2026)92% of first choices got in - Welland Park Academy
Secondary · Ages 11-16 · LE16 9DR
Ofsted: Good (2019)Attainment 8: 52.3 (2026)98% of first choices got in - Wilbarston Church of England Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · LE16 8QN
Ofsted: Good (2024)KS2: 84% expected (2025) - Hallaton Church of England Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · LE16 8TY
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2023)KS2: 74% expected (2025)94% of first choices got in
By type:Primary schools in Market Harborough (16)Secondary schools in Market Harborough (2)Special schools in Market Harborough (1)Senior schools in Market Harborough (1)
20
16 primary · 2 secondary
5,540
86% capacity used
1
0 outstanding · 1 good
6,442
902 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
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Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
39.2
GCSE Eng+Maths
45.1%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
1,124 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +281 primary and +202 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
84% occupied · 579 spare places
Secondary Schools
96% occupied · 92 spare places
Questions parents ask about schools in Market Harborough
How many schools are there in Market Harborough?
Market Harborough has 20 open schools: 16 state primary, 2 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent and 1 special.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Which schools in Market Harborough are rated Outstanding?
1 school in Market Harborough was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Great Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary School. Counting Good as well, 94% of the 16 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
Great Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary School
Source: Ofsted
Which secondary schools in Market Harborough get the best GCSE results?
Of the 2 schools in Market Harborough with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at The Robert Smyth Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 55.1 and 68% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Welland Park Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 52.3 and 61% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.
The Robert Smyth AcademyWelland Park Academy
Source: DfE school performance data
Which primary schools in Market Harborough have the best SATs results?
Of the 15 primary schools in Market Harborough with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Lubenham All Saints Church of England Primary School (100% in reading, 100% in maths); Bringhurst Primary School (92% in reading, 92% in maths); and Market Harborough Church of England Academy (93% in reading, 87% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.
Lubenham All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolBringhurst Primary SchoolMarket Harborough Church of England Academy
Source: DfE school performance data
Are there grammar schools in Market Harborough?
No. None of the state secondary schools in Market Harborough selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Do schools in Market Harborough have catchment areas?
Most state schools in Market Harborough have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.
How do I apply for a school place in Market Harborough?
Apply to your council - Leicestershire, North Northamptonshire or West Northamptonshire, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.