UK Schools
The Robert Smyth Academy
The Robert Smyth Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Market Harborough, Leicestershire County Council, teaching 1,349 pupils aged 11 to 19. Its last Ofsted inspection in November 2022 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 53 (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 The Robert Smyth Academy.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for The Robert Smyth Academy.
- 26 Inset Day
- 27 Year 7 start & Year 12 induction
- 28 Years 7, 11 and 13 in school
- 29 All year groups in school except Year 12
- 1 Year 12 lessons commence
- 3 Inset Day
- 20–24 Autumn Half Term
- 28 Inset Day
- 19 Final Day of Autumn Term (school closes midday)
- 20–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day (Bank Holiday)
- 26 Boxing Day (Bank Holiday)
- 1–4 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day (Bank Holiday)
- 5 First Day of Spring Term
- 30 Inset Day
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 27 Final Day of Spring Term
- 28–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–12 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday (Bank Holiday)
- 6 Easter Monday (Bank Holiday)
- 13 First Day of Summer Term
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 26 Inset Day
- 10 Final Day of Summer Term
- 11–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
- 1 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Inset Day Aug 26, 2025 Inset Day
- Year 7 start & Year 12 induction Aug 27, 2025 Event
- Years 7, 11 and 13 in school Aug 28, 2025 Event
- All year groups in school except Year 12 Aug 29, 2025 Event
- Year 12 lessons commence Sep 1, 2025 Event
- Inset Day Oct 3, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Half Term Oct 20-24, 2025 Holiday
- Inset Day Nov 28, 2025 Inset Day
- Final Day of Autumn Term (school closes midday) Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 20, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026 Holiday
- First Day of Spring Term Jan 5, 2026 Term
- Inset Day Jan 30, 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Half Term Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- Final Day of Spring Term Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Mar 28 - Apr 12, 2026 Holiday
- First Day of Summer Term Apr 13, 2026 Term
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- Inset Day Jun 26, 2026 Inset Day
- Final Day of Summer Term Jul 10, 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday Jul 11 - Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day (Bank Holiday) Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday (Bank Holiday) Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday (Bank Holiday) Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day (Bank Holiday) Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day (Bank Holiday) Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare The Robert Smyth Academy with Leicestershire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 53 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 33.43 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 13.8% 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 89% 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 The Robert Smyth 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 The Robert Smyth 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.