Heath Lane Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Leicester, Leicestershire County Council, teaching 644 pupils aged 11 to 16. It was last inspected by Ofsted in February 2025. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 40 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 26 August 2025 to 9 July 2026.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Heath Lane Academy.

Latest inspection
Inspected Ungraded inspection
Outcome: Standards maintained. Ungraded (short) inspections confirm whether standards are maintained since the last full graded inspection — they don’t assign new category grades.
Ungraded inspection · Inspected 26 Feb 2025 · Published 23 Mar 2025
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Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Heath Lane Academy.

Heath Lane Academy term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

August 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 21 Inset Day
  • 22 Inset Day
  • 25 Summer Bank Holiday
  • 26–31 Autumn Term 1
September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–30 Autumn Term 1
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–17 Autumn Term 1
  • 20–24 Autumn Half Term
  • 27 Inset Day
  • 28–31 Autumn Term 2
November 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–30 Autumn Term 2
  • 28 Inset Day
December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–18 Autumn Term 2
  • 19–31 Christmas Holiday
  • 19 Inset Day
  • 25 Christmas Day
  • 26 Boxing Day
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–2 Christmas Holiday
  • 1 New Year's Day
  • 5 Inset Day
  • 6–31 Spring Term 1
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 1–13 Spring Term 1
  • 16–20 Spring Half Term
  • 23–28 Spring Term 2
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–27 Spring Term 2
  • 9 Inset Day
  • 30–31 Easter Holiday
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–10 Easter Holiday
  • 3 Good Friday
  • 6 Easter Monday
  • 13–30 Summer Term 1
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–22 Summer Term 1
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 25–29 Summer Half Term
  • 25 Spring Bank Holiday
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–30 Summer Term 2
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–9 Summer Term 2
  • 10–31 Summer Holiday
  • 10 Inset Day
August 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–31 Summer Holiday

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Autumn Term 1 Aug 26, 2025 - Oct 17, 2025 Term
  • Autumn Term 2 Oct 28, 2025 - Dec 18, 2025 Term
  • Spring Term 1 Jan 6, 2026 - Feb 13, 2026 Term
  • Spring Term 2 Feb 23, 2026 - Mar 27, 2026 Term
  • Summer Term 1 Apr 13, 2026 - May 22, 2026 Term
  • Summer Term 2 Jun 1, 2026 - Jul 9, 2026 Term
  • Autumn Half Term Oct 20, 2025 - Oct 24, 2025 Holiday
  • Christmas Holiday Dec 19, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Half Term Feb 16, 2026 - Feb 20, 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Holiday Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Half Term May 25, 2026 - May 29, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Holiday Jul 10, 2026 - Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
  • Inset Day Aug 21, 2025 Inset Day
  • Inset Day Aug 22, 2025 Inset Day
  • Inset Day Oct 27, 2025 Inset Day
  • Inset Day Nov 28, 2025 Inset Day
  • Inset Day Dec 19, 2025 Inset Day
  • Inset Day Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
  • Inset Day Mar 9, 2026 Inset Day
  • Inset Day Jul 10, 2026 Inset Day
  • New Year's Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
  • Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
  • Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday Aug 25, 2025 Holiday
  • Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
  • Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
40 Attainment 8 England 46.1
34.3% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4%
28.7% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Heath Lane Academy with Leicestershire County Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 40 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Leicestershire County Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 40
Leicestershire County Council 46.2 England 46.1 -6.1 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 34.3%
Leicestershire County Council 46.8% England 45.4% -11.1 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 31.4
Leicestershire County Council 32.4 England 34.9 -3.5 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 12.6
Leicestershire County Council 17.1 England 15.5 -2.9 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 32.1%
Leicestershire County Council 19.1% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 137
Attendance 28.7% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Leicestershire County Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 28.7%
Leicestershire County Council 15.1% England 17.8% +10.9 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 10.5%
Leicestershire County Council 6.3% England 6.8% +3.8 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 83% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Leicestershire County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 83%
Leicestershire County Council 93% England 92% -9 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 70%
Leicestershire County Council 82% England 83% -13 vs England
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 Heath Lane 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 catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Heath Lane 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.