Contested schools in Leicestershire

These are the Leicestershire schools that turned first-choice families away in at least one of the last three years — either because more families named them first than they had places, or because they refused families who named them first anyway. Figures shown are for 2026/27. Demand is not a forecast: an oversubscribed school turns more families away, which is not the same as their appeals succeeding more often.

Appeal success rates for Leicestershire

Secondary schools (28)

Each has its own page with a 12-year demand history.

Contested secondary schools in Leicestershire, 2026/27
School	Places	First choices	Per place
Gartree High School	172	250	1.45
The Market Bosworth School	173	228	1.32
Woodbrook Vale School	162	209	1.29
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire	211	262	1.24
Bosworth Academy	238	276	1.16
Lutterworth High School	170	195	1.15
Limehurst Academy	121	137	1.13
Lutterworth College	242	270	1.12
The Winstanley School	126	140	1.11
The Newbridge School	172	186	1.08
The Robert Smyth Academy	207	223	1.08
Humphrey Perkins School	178	191	1.07
Redmoor Academy	218	230	1.06
Iveshead School	164	172	1.05
Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy	164	171	1.04
Manor High School	208	215	1.03
Ashby School	228	231	1.01
The Cedars Academy	180	181	1.01
Long Field Spencer Academy	221	218	0.99
Wreake Valley Academy	205	203	0.99
The Priory Belvoir Academy	131	128	0.98
Brookvale Groby Learning Campus	249	238	0.96
Welland Park Academy	206	189	0.92
Wigston Academy	241	222	0.92
South Charnwood High School	173	153	0.88
Thomas Estley Community College	159	131	0.82
Charnwood College	142	108	0.76
Beauchamp College	325	235	0.72

Primary schools (79)

Primary schools are listed here as figures rather than pages. Most refusals at the Reception intake are infant class size cases, where a panel can only act on three narrow grounds and fewer than one in ten appeals succeeds — so the honest thing to publish is the data, not a page inviting an appeal.

Contested primary schools in Leicestershire, 2026/27
School	Places	First choices	Per place
Foxbridge Primary School	29	46	1.59
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding	29	45	1.55
Ashby Hastings Primary School	30	44	1.47
Witherley Church of England Primary School	15	22	1.47
Hollycroft Primary School	28	38	1.36
Asfordby Hill Primary School	26	35	1.35
Rothley Church of England Primary School	89	120	1.35
Newcroft Primary Academy	59	79	1.34
Mercenfeld Primary School	30	40	1.33
Ashby Hill Top Primary School	44	58	1.32
Wellington Place Primary School	29	38	1.31
Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School	60	78	1.30
Woodstone Community Primary School	30	39	1.30
Newtown Linford Primary School	17	22	1.29
Lady Jane Grey Primary School	30	38	1.27
The Pochin School	20	25	1.25
Battling Brook Primary School	58	72	1.24
Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School	29	36	1.24
Elizabeth Woodville Primary School	30	36	1.20
Great Dalby School	20	24	1.20
Packington Church of England Primary School	15	18	—
Townlands Church of England Primary School	30	36	1.20
Little Hill Primary	59	70	1.19
Fossebrook Primary School	28	33	1.18
New Lubbesthorpe Primary School	73	86	1.18
Scalford Church of England Primary School	12	14	—
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School	59	68	1.15
Brocks Hill Primary School	90	103	1.14
Cossington Church of England Primary School	14	16	—
The Hall School	59	67	1.14
Husbands Bosworth Church of England Primary School	15	17	—
Kirby Muxloe Primary School	60	68	1.13
Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy	59	66	1.12
Newbold Verdon Primary School	28	31	1.11
Richmond Primary School	60	66	1.10
Griffydam Primary School	15	16	—
Houghton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School	30	32	1.07
Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire	29	31	1.07
Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	30	32	1.07
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bitteswell	15	16	—
Warren Hills Community Primary School	30	32	1.07
Burbage Church of England Infant School	89	93	1.04
Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School	30	31	1.03
Donisthorpe Primary School	29	30	1.03
Fairfield Community Primary School	29	30	1.03
Glen Hills Primary School	59	60	1.02
Booth Wood Academy	29	29	1
Bottesford Church of England Primary School	19	19	—
Broomfield Community Primary School	25	25	1
Church Langton Church of England Primary School	27	27	1
Congerstone Primary School	26	26	1
Heather Primary School	10	10	—
Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre	14	14	—
Orchard Church of England Primary School, Broughton Astley	25	25	1
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy	29	29	1
Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School	6	6	—
Swithland St Leonard's Church of England Primary School	14	14	—
The Pastures Primary School	45	45	1
Ullesthorpe Church of England Primary School	15	15	—
Red Hill Field Primary School	30	29	0.97
Albert Village Primary School	28	27	0.96
Gilmorton Chandler Church of England Primary School	25	24	0.96
Glenmere Community Primary School	25	24	0.96
Manorfield Church of England Primary School	53	51	0.96
Woodland Grange Primary School	60	57	0.95
Great Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary School	18	17	—
Outwoods Edge Primary School	45	42	0.93
Seagrave Village Primary School	14	13	—
Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage	82	76	0.93
Barlestone Church of England Primary School	26	24	0.92
Ellistown Community Primary School	24	22	0.92
Waltham on the Wolds Church of England Primary School	13	12	—
Ab Kettleby Primary School	11	10	—
Ridgeway Primary Academy	20	18	—
Woolden Hill Primary School	30	26	0.87
Viscount Beaumont's Church of England Primary School	12	10	—
Sheepy Magna Church of England Primary School	15	12	—
Thornton Primary School	21	16	—
Woodhouse Eaves St Paul's Church of England Primary School	29	21	0.72

Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, school-level file, 2026/27. Appeal outcomes are not published for individual schools — how we source and calculate the figures.