The Herewoode Academy

Term dates

This school's own term dates broadly match Leicester council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 142 families put this school as their first choice, and 184 places were offered. 142 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Short (ungraded) inspection, 28 June 2023: School remains Good. It was inspected as New College Leicester, before the school changed (for example, became an academy).

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

979 (capacity 1000)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

NOVA EDUCATION TRUST

Phone

01162318500

Address

Glenfield Road, Leicester, LE3 6DN

Website

herewoodeacademy.co.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports