The City of Leicester College

Downing Drive, Evington, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 6LN

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About this school

The City of Leicester College is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in Leicester, Leicestershire. The school has 1,569 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Requires improvement (graded inspection, 26 November 2019). Last inspected 6 May 2026. The Headteacher is Ken Vernon. The school is administered by Leicester local authority. It belongs to ASPIRE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. It opened in 1 June 2023.

School details

Headteacher

Ken Vernon

Trust

ASPIRE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

Local authority

Leicester

Gender

Mixed

URN

148878

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at The City of Leicester College are handled by the school or the local authority (Leicester). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

• Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
• Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
• Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
• EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

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