Leicester school admissions

For a September 2027 start, secondary applications close on 31 Oct 2026 and primary applications on 15 Jan 2027. Always confirm details on the council's own admissions page.

How to apply

Apply online through the council where you live, naming several schools in order of preference — including schools in other council areas. Every preference is considered equally against each school's admission criteria, and you're offered the highest-ranked school that can offer you a place.

We haven't yet confirmed the council's admissions page link.

GOV.UK: School admissions

Key dates for September 2027

Secondary applications close	31 Oct 2026	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Primary (reception) applications close	15 Jan 2027	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Secondary national offer day	1 Mar 2027	1 March or next working day
Primary national offer day	16 Apr 2027	16 April or next working day

Appeals

The council hasn't published a single appeal date we've confirmed. By law you must have at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter.

Source: School Admissions Code and School Admission Appeals Code (Open Government Licence v3.0).

Applications and offers by school, 2026/27

Catchment areas and admission decisions are made by the school's admissions authority (the local council or, for academies and many faith schools, the school or trust). Distances and past figures don't guarantee a place.

Secondary schools (21)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Avanti Fields School	185	420	213	167	2.3 per offer
Babington Academy	212	276	180	180	1.3 per offer
Beaumont Leys School	192	350	143	143	1.8 per offer
Brook Mead Academy	245	673	301	228	2.7 per offer
Castle Mead Academy	250	638	278	225	2.6 per offer
Crown Hills Community College	306	871	383	270	2.8 per offer
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy	185	449	244	179	2.4 per offer
Fullhurst Community College	233	320	181	181	1.4 per offer
Judgemeadow Community College	168	374	83	83	2.2 per offer
Lancaster Academy	156	190	88	88	1.2 per offer
Madani Boys School	90	354	202	89	3.9 per offer
Madani Girls' School	90	343	202	89	3.8 per offer
Moat Community College	215	340	179	172	1.6 per offer
Orchard Mead Academy	205	250	153	153	1.2 per offer
Rushey Mead Academy	356	820	413	342	2.3 per offer
Sir Jonathan North Girls' College	229	313	177	177	1.4 per offer
Soar Valley College	317	821	313	282	2.6 per offer
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy	184	412	216	176	2.2 per offer
The City of Leicester College	245	511	187	180	2.1 per offer
The Herewoode Academy	184	237	142	142	1.3 per offer
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School	60	161	98	57	2.7 per offer

Primary schools (75)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Abbey Mead Primary Academy	82	128	81	81	1.6 per offer
Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School	106	134	101	101	1.3 per offer
Avanti Fields School	60	155	99	60	2.6 per offer
Avenue Primary School	46	101	44	44	2.2 per offer
Barley Croft Primary School	36	53	36	36	1.5 per offer
Beaumont Lodge Primary School	26	49	25	25	1.9 per offer
Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School	21	31	21	21	1.5 per offer
Braunstone Community Primary School	45	59	43	43	1.3 per offer
Braunstone Frith Primary Academy	60	75	58	58	1.3 per offer
Buswells Lodge Primary School	27	32	27	27	1.2 per offer
Caldecote Community Primary School	58	81	57	57	1.4 per offer
Catherine Infant School	83	127	80	80	1.5 per offer
Charnwood Primary School	40	72	40	40	1.8 per offer
Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy	89	144	94	85	1.6 per offer
Coleman Primary School	32	61	32	32	1.9 per offer
Dovelands Primary School	58	126	50	50	2.2 per offer
Evington Valley Primary School	45	82	49	45	1.8 per offer
Eyres Monsell Primary School	41	62	39	39	1.5 per offer
Falcons Primary School	46	70	42	42	1.5 per offer
Forest Lodge Academy	45	61	42	42	1.4 per offer
Fosse Mead Primary Academy	57	90	53	53	1.6 per offer
Glebelands Primary School	41	50	41	41	1.2 per offer
Granby Primary School	60	101	64	59	1.7 per offer
Green Lane Infant School	55	82	53	53	1.5 per offer
Hazel Community Primary School	47	71	42	42	1.5 per offer
Heatherbrook Primary Academy	12	27	12	12	2.3 per offer
Herrick Primary School	19	36	14	14	1.9 per offer
Highfields Primary School	48	107	49	48	2.2 per offer
Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy	19	33	18	18	1.7 per offer
Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School	60	99	60	60	1.7 per offer
Humberstone Infant Academy	73	129	71	71	1.8 per offer
Imperial Avenue Infant School	82	130	75	75	1.6 per offer
Inglehurst Infant School	45	82	44	44	1.8 per offer
Kestrel Mead Primary Academy	59	130	58	58	2.2 per offer
King Richard III Infant and Nursery School	60	126	73	60	2.1 per offer
Knighton Mead Primary Academy	27	53	25	25	2.0 per offer
Krishna Avanti Primary School	58	105	43	43	1.8 per offer
Linden Primary School	43	84	42	42	2.0 per offer
Marriott Primary School	51	60	50	50	1.2 per offer
Mayflower Primary School	46	91	45	45	2.0 per offer
Medway Community Primary School	47	81	47	47	1.7 per offer
Mellor Community Primary School	58	89	58	58	1.5 per offer
Merrydale Infant School	76	101	75	75	1.3 per offer
Montrose School	60	110	69	59	1.8 per offer
Mowmacre Hill Primary School	26	34	25	25	1.3 per offer
North Mead Primary Academy	49	69	48	48	1.4 per offer
Overdale Infant School	84	136	83	83	1.6 per offer
Parks Primary School	60	120	73	60	2.0 per offer
Queensmead Primary Academy	36	59	34	34	1.6 per offer
Rolleston Primary School	44	59	43	43	1.3 per offer
Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy	60	84	65	60	1.4 per offer
Rushey Mead Primary School	40	79	39	39	2.0 per offer
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy	23	31	23	23	1.3 per offer
Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy	24	33	24	24	1.4 per offer
Sandfield Close Primary School	30	59	34	29	2.0 per offer
Scraptoft Valley Primary School	55	80	54	54	1.5 per offer
Shenton Primary School	24	40	24	24	1.7 per offer
Slater Primary School	21	49	21	21	2.3 per offer
Sparkenhoe Community Primary School	58	108	58	58	1.9 per offer
Spinney Hill Primary School	78	100	77	77	1.3 per offer
St Barnabas CofE Primary School	35	53	34	34	1.5 per offer
St John the Baptist CofE Primary School	58	115	58	58	2.0 per offer
St Joseph's Catholic Academy	18	30	18	18	1.7 per offer
St Mary's Fields Academy	60	84	63	60	1.4 per offer
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy	35	78	34	34	2.2 per offer
Stokes Wood Primary School	37	60	37	37	1.6 per offer
Taylor Road Primary School	63	87	63	63	1.4 per offer
Thurnby Mead Primary Academy	27	52	24	24	1.9 per offer
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School	23	32	22	22	1.4 per offer
Uplands Infant School	93	146	91	91	1.6 per offer
Whitehall Primary School	75	131	74	74	1.7 per offer
Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy	35	70	35	35	2.0 per offer
Wolsey House Primary School	59	88	57	57	1.5 per offer
Woodstock Primary Academy	25	33	25	25	1.3 per offer
Wyvern Primary School	42	60	41	41	1.4 per offer

Source: DfE secondary and primary school applications and offers (Open Government Licence v3.0).

Leicester term dates · Check schools near a postcode

Questions

When is the Leicester secondary school application deadline?

31 October for a September start, set nationally by the School Admissions Code. Late applications are usually considered only after on-time ones.

How long do I have to appeal?

Admission authorities must give you at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter (usually offer day). Many councils publish a specific date — use the council's date where shown.

Does this page tell me my chance of getting a place?

No. Places depend on each school's oversubscription criteria, which change every year. Only the admissions authority decides.