UK Schools
Countesthorpe Academy
Countesthorpe Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Countesthorpe, Leicestershire County Council, teaching 1,149 pupils aged 11 to 19. Ofsted graded quality of education as Requires improvement at its most recent inspection in October 2024. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 38.9 (England 46.1). Its 2025–2026 calendar lists 12 holidays and 3 INSET days.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Countesthorpe Academy.
From September 2024 Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. These are the graded judgement areas from the latest inspection.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Countesthorpe Academy.
- 21–22 Teacher Days (School closed to students)
- 25 August Bank Holiday
- 26 Students Start
- 20–24 Autumn Mid-Term Break
- 28 Disaggregated Day (School closed to staff and students)
- 19 School Closes for Students
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day
- 5 Teacher Day (School closed to students)
- 6 Students Start
- 16–20 Spring Mid-Term Break
- 27 School Closes for Students
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 13 Students Start
- 4 May Day Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Mid-Term Break
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 9 School Closes for Students
- 10–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Teacher Days (School closed to students) Aug 21-22, 2025 Inset Day
- August Bank Holiday Aug 25, 2025 Holiday
- Students Start Aug 26, 2025 Event
- Autumn Mid-Term Break Oct 20-24, 2025 Holiday
- Disaggregated Day (School closed to staff and students) Nov 28, 2025 Inset Day
- School Closes for Students Dec 19, 2025 Event
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Teacher Day (School closed to students) Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Students Start Jan 6, 2026 Event
- Spring Mid-Term Break Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- School Closes for Students Mar 27, 2026 Event
- Easter Holiday Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Students Start Apr 13, 2026 Event
- May Day Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Mid-Term Break May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- School Closes for Students Jul 9, 2026 Event
- Summer Holiday Jul 10 - Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
- Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
- Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Countesthorpe Academy with Leicestershire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 38.9 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 30.08 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 26.2% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 93% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 93% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Countesthorpe Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Countesthorpe Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.