UK Schools
South Charnwood High School
South Charnwood High School is a mixed secondary academy in Markfield, Leicestershire County Council, teaching 866 pupils aged 11 to 16. It was last inspected by Ofsted in December 2024. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 46.5 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 19 December 2025 to 10 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for South Charnwood High School.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for South Charnwood High School.
- 26–27 Teacher Days
- 28 School opens (Year 7 & 11 pupils only)
- 29 School opens (All pupils)
- 20–24 Autumn Half Term
- 19 School closes (Autumn Term end)
- 20–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–4 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day
- 5 Teacher Day
- 6 School opens (Spring Term)
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 27 School closes (Spring Term end)
- 28–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–12 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 13 School opens (Summer Term)
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 10 School closes (Summer Term end)
- 11 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Teacher Days Aug 26-27, 2025 Inset Day
- School opens (Year 7 & 11 pupils only) Aug 28, 2025 Event
- School opens (All pupils) Aug 29, 2025 Event
- Autumn Half Term Oct 20-24, 2025 Holiday
- School closes (Autumn Term end) Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Teacher Day Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- School opens (Spring Term) Jan 6, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- School closes (Spring Term end) Mar 27, 2026 Term
- School opens (Summer Term) Apr 13, 2026 Term
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- School closes (Summer Term end) Jul 10, 2026 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 20, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday Mar 28, 2026 - Apr 12, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday Jul 11, 2026 - Early Sep 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 South Charnwood High School with Leicestershire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 46.5 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Leicestershire County Council England
Attendance 17.9% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Leicestershire County Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 99% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Leicestershire County Council 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 South Charnwood High School. 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 South Charnwood High School 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.