SCHOOL PROFILE

Countesthorpe Academy: data, trends and context

Countesthorpe Academy is a secondary school in Leicestershire. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
147902
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy converter
Status
Open
Local authority
Leicestershire
Region
East Midlands
Trust
LIFE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Postcode
LE8 5PR
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
None
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,149
FSM eligible
22.1%
EAL / First language other than English
4.8%
SEND (total)
15.1%
SEN Support
12.3%
EHCP
2.8%
White British
80.5%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
90.2%
Overall absence
9.8%
Persistent absence
26.2%
Severe absence
5.1%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
LeicestershireLocal authority91.6%8.4%2.6%
East MidlandsRegion91.5%8.5%3.2%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 3 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
36.1%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
12.1%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.00%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
38.9
English & maths grade 5+
40.9%
English & maths grade 4+
62.6%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

See Countesthorpe Academy against 25 similar schools

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Countesthorpe Academy is a secondary school in Leicestershire. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.