Lancaster Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Knighton Lane East
 Leicester
 Leicestershire LE2 6FU
Telephone: 0116 270 3176

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2017
History: This school arose from The Lancaster School
Trust: Learning Without Limits Academy Trust
Sponsor: Learning Without Limits

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Anna Fisher (since January 2016)
Previous Headteacher: Russell Kennedy
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 51.44 / 12.6
Non-teaching Staff*: 42.55
Number of pupils: 962
Pupils Per Teacher: 18.7
Sex: Mixed (67% boys / 33% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 37.60% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 35.1%
Local child deprivation rate: 27.4% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 75.7%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 68.0%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 3.5km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Leicester
Constituency: Leicester South
Electoral Ward: Knighton
School Number: 8564002

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 27th February 2024 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

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  2. Millgate School (0.5km) show on map
  3. Knighton Mead Primary Academy (0.8km) show on map
  4. Leicester Partnership School (1.0km) show on map
  5. Avenue Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  6. Overdale Infant School (1.0km) show on map
  7. Overdale Junior School (1.0km) show on map
  8. Marriott Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  9. St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy (1.1km) show on map
  10. The Goldhill Learning Foundation (1.2km) show on map
  11. Water Leys Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  12. WQE and Regent College Group (1.4km) show on map
  13. St John the Baptist CofE Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  14. Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy (1.6km) show on map
  15. Leicester Islamic Academy (1.6km) show on map
  16. Tudor Grange Samworth Academy (1.6km) show on map
  17. St Crispin's School (1.7km) show on map
  18. Granby Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  19. Leicester Preparatory School (1.8km) show on map
  20. Leicester College (1.8km) show on map
  21. Leicester High School for Girls (1.8km) show on map
  22. Miller House School (1.9km) show on map
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  26. Leicester Therapeutic School (2.2km) show on map
  27. Avicenna School (2.3km) show on map
  28. The Children's Hospital School (2.3km) show on map
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  31. Medway Community Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  32. Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy,... (2.6km) show on map
  33. Land of Learning Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  34. Beauchamp City Sixth Form (2.6km) show on map
  35. Sparkenhoe Community Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  36. Evington Valley Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  37. Madani Girls' School (2.7km) show on map
  38. Madani Boys School (2.7km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
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