Leicestershire 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.

Leicestershire admissions page GOV.UK: School admissions

Council link checked 6 Nov 2026.

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.

Counting school days from Leicestershire's term dates, 20 school days after offer day is 12 Apr 2027 (secondary) and 17 May 2027 (primary) — the earliest any deadline can be.

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 (43)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Ashby School	228	536	231	213	2.4 per offer
Beauchamp College	325	866	235	232	2.7 per offer
Bosworth Academy	238	781	276	231	3.3 per offer
Brockington College	234	425	185	185	1.8 per offer
Brookvale Groby Learning Campus	249	485	238	236	1.9 per offer
Castle Donington College	128	161	121	121	1.3 per offer
Charnwood College	142	457	108	97	3.2 per offer
Countesthorpe Academy	187	342	176	176	1.8 per offer
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire	211	603	262	198	2.9 per offer
Gartree High School	172	780	250	168	4.5 per offer
Hastings High School	185	400	175	175	2.2 per offer
Heath Lane Academy	84	139	76	76	1.7 per offer
Humphrey Perkins School	178	402	191	171	2.3 per offer
Ibstock School	121	252	99	99	2.1 per offer
Ivanhoe School	163	420	153	144	2.6 per offer
Iveshead School	164	281	172	156	1.7 per offer
John Ferneley College	159	365	139	139	2.3 per offer
Kibworth Mead Academy	178	324	169	167	1.8 per offer
Limehurst Academy	121	361	137	116	3.0 per offer
Long Field Spencer Academy	221	450	218	204	2.0 per offer
Lutterworth College	242	704	270	228	2.9 per offer
Lutterworth High School	170	495	195	166	2.9 per offer
Manor High School	208	721	215	185	3.5 per offer
Rawlins	231	520	187	187	2.3 per offer
Redmoor Academy	218	528	230	216	2.4 per offer
Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy	164	352	171	158	2.1 per offer
South Charnwood High School	173	559	153	152	3.2 per offer
South Wigston High School	111	251	97	97	2.3 per offer
The Castle Rock School	210	283	133	133	1.3 per offer
The Cedars Academy	180	411	181	169	2.3 per offer
The Hinckley School	158	426	143	143	2.7 per offer
The Market Bosworth School	173	486	228	173	2.8 per offer
The Martin High School Anstey	175	313	157	157	1.8 per offer
The Newbridge School	172	363	186	167	2.1 per offer
The Priory Belvoir Academy	131	346	128	113	2.6 per offer
The Robert Smyth Academy	207	522	223	206	2.5 per offer
The Roundhill Academy	121	277	82	82	2.3 per offer
The Winstanley School	126	272	140	121	2.2 per offer
Thomas Estley Community College	159	402	131	131	2.5 per offer
Welland Park Academy	206	477	189	185	2.3 per offer
Wigston Academy	241	399	222	222	1.7 per offer
Woodbrook Vale School	162	461	209	153	2.8 per offer
Wreake Valley Academy	205	392	203	191	1.9 per offer

Primary schools (225)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Ab Kettleby Primary School	11	47	10	10	4.3 per offer
Albert Village Primary School	28	53	27	27	1.9 per offer
All Saints Church of England Primary School	17	62	15	15	3.6 per offer
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Coalville	38	80	36	36	2.1 per offer
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Sapcote	29	59	28	28	2.0 per offer
Arnesby Church of England Primary School	7	27	7	7	3.9 per offer
Asfordby Hill Primary School	26	122	35	26	4.7 per offer
Ashby Hastings Primary School	30	156	44	30	5.2 per offer
Ashby Hill Top Primary School	44	175	58	41	4.0 per offer
Ashby Willesley Primary School	59	164	54	47	2.8 per offer
Ashby-de-la-Zouch Church of England Primary School	25	101	18	18	4.0 per offer
Badgerbrook Primary School	58	131	56	55	2.3 per offer
Barlestone Church of England Primary School	26	53	24	24	2.0 per offer
Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School	82	143	79	79	1.7 per offer
Barwell Infant School	60	108	56	56	1.8 per offer
Battling Brook Primary School	58	201	72	57	3.5 per offer
Belton Church of England Primary School	3	17	2	2	5.7 per offer
Belvoirdale Community Primary School	34	104	30	30	3.1 per offer
Billesdon Church of England Primary School	14	38	13	13	2.7 per offer
Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy	25	75	23	23	3.0 per offer
Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School	11	77	8	7	7.0 per offer
Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School	60	205	78	60	3.4 per offer
Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School	14	46	12	12	3.3 per offer
Booth Wood Academy	29	91	29	29	3.1 per offer
Bottesford Church of England Primary School	19	29	19	19	1.5 per offer
Bringhurst Primary School	19	34	18	18	1.8 per offer
Brocks Hill Primary School	90	272	103	89	3.0 per offer
Brookside Primary School	55	193	50	50	3.5 per offer
Broom Leys School	61	136	61	61	2.2 per offer
Broomfield Community Primary School	25	65	25	25	2.6 per offer
Brownlow Primary School	48	119	46	46	2.5 per offer
Buckminster Primary School	6	9	6	6	1.5 per offer
Burbage Church of England Infant School	89	200	93	87	2.2 per offer
Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School	30	102	31	30	3.4 per offer
Captains Close Primary School	19	39	17	17	2.1 per offer
Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School	53	118	44	44	2.2 per offer
Church Hill Infant School	59	108	52	52	1.8 per offer
Church Langton Church of England Primary School	27	88	27	27	3.3 per offer
Claybrooke Primary School	5	19	4	4	3.8 per offer
Cobden Primary School & Community Centre	35	66	35	35	1.9 per offer
Congerstone Primary School	26	59	26	26	2.3 per offer
Cosby Primary School	43	103	42	42	2.4 per offer
Cossington Church of England Primary School	14	117	16	12	8.4 per offer
Croft Church of England Primary School	10	23	9	9	2.3 per offer
Croxton Kerrial Church of England Primary School	2	11	2	2	5.5 per offer
Desford Community Primary School	45	105	43	43	2.3 per offer
Diseworth Church of England Primary School	8	18	8	8	2.3 per offer
Donisthorpe Primary School	29	61	30	28	2.1 per offer
Dove Bank Primary School	26	56	25	25	2.2 per offer
Dunton Bassett Primary School	3	20	3	3	6.7 per offer
Eastfield Primary School	26	75	26	26	2.9 per offer
Elizabeth Woodville Primary School	30	126	36	29	4.2 per offer
Ellistown Community Primary School	24	90	22	22	3.8 per offer
Enderby Danemill Primary School	28	74	27	27	2.6 per offer
Fairfield Community Primary School	29	89	30	27	3.1 per offer
Farndon Fields Primary School	44	111	43	43	2.5 per offer
Fernvale Primary School	33	80	29	29	2.4 per offer
Fleckney Church of England Primary School	68	113	68	68	1.7 per offer
Fossebrook Primary School	28	110	33	25	3.9 per offer
Foxbridge Primary School	29	80	46	29	2.8 per offer
Foxton Primary School	15	53	14	14	3.5 per offer
Frisby Church of England Primary School	14	41	13	13	2.9 per offer
Gaddesby Primary School	29	69	29	29	2.4 per offer
Gilmorton Chandler Church of England Primary School	25	72	24	24	2.9 per offer
Glen Hills Primary School	59	98	60	56	1.7 per offer
Glenfield Primary School	58	133	47	47	2.3 per offer
Glenmere Community Primary School	25	116	24	24	4.6 per offer
Great Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary School	18	72	17	17	4.0 per offer
Great Dalby School	20	86	24	20	4.3 per offer
Great Glen St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School	30	77	27	27	2.6 per offer
Greenfield Primary School	67	119	62	62	1.8 per offer
Greenstone Primary School	58	133	55	54	2.3 per offer
Greystoke Primary School	29	104	28	28	3.6 per offer
Griffydam Primary School	15	38	16	15	2.5 per offer
Hallam Fields, Birstall	30	97	29	28	3.2 per offer
Hallaton Church of England Primary School	4	18	4	4	4.5 per offer
Hallbrook Primary School	18	64	18	18	3.6 per offer
Harby Church of England Primary School	10	19	10	10	1.9 per offer
Hathern Church of England Primary School	24	52	23	23	2.2 per offer
Heather Primary School	10	60	10	10	6.0 per offer
Hemington Primary School	11	35	8	8	3.2 per offer
Higham-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School	15	25	4	3	1.7 per offer
Highcliffe Primary School and Community Centre	56	130	49	49	2.3 per offer
Highgate Primary School	22	76	21	21	3.5 per offer
Hinckley Parks Primary School	88	202	86	79	2.3 per offer
Hollycroft Primary School	28	180	38	27	6.4 per offer
Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy	15	38	15	15	2.5 per offer
Holywell Primary School	54	156	52	52	2.9 per offer
Hose Church of England Primary School	2	14	2	2	7.0 per offer
Houghton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School	30	88	32	28	2.9 per offer
Hugglescote Community Primary School	75	193	72	72	2.6 per offer
Huncote Primary School	18	50	16	16	2.8 per offer
Husbands Bosworth Church of England Primary School	15	32	17	15	2.1 per offer
John Wycliffe Primary School	42	83	42	42	2.0 per offer
Kegworth Primary School	39	48	37	37	1.2 per offer
Kibworth Church of England Primary School	65	131	64	64	2.0 per offer
Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School	9	46	9	9	5.1 per offer
Kingsway Primary School	45	99	33	33	2.2 per offer
Kirby Muxloe Primary School	60	186	68	60	3.1 per offer
Lady Jane Grey Primary School	30	152	38	29	5.1 per offer
Langmoor Primary School Oadby	17	77	17	17	4.5 per offer
Launde Primary School	31	146	30	30	4.7 per offer
Lift Beacon	27	59	26	26	2.2 per offer
Little Bowden School	47	120	45	45	2.6 per offer
Little Hill Primary	59	188	70	59	3.2 per offer
Long Clawson Church of England Primary School	9	23	9	9	2.6 per offer
Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre	14	54	14	12	3.9 per offer
Loughborough Church of England Primary School	10	53	10	10	5.3 per offer
Lubenham All Saints Church of England Primary School	15	64	14	13	4.3 per offer
Manorfield Church of England Primary School	53	95	51	51	1.8 per offer
Market Harborough Church of England Academy	48	136	44	44	2.8 per offer
Martinshaw Primary School	28	98	19	19	3.5 per offer
Meadowdale Primary School	35	111	35	35	3.2 per offer
Measham Church of England Primary School	11	29	11	11	2.6 per offer
Mercenfeld Primary School	30	57	40	29	1.9 per offer
Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy	59	111	66	56	1.9 per offer
Moira Primary School	21	45	20	20	2.1 per offer
Mountfields Lodge School	48	157	48	48	3.3 per offer
New Lubbesthorpe Primary School	73	189	86	71	2.6 per offer
New Swannington Primary School	24	78	24	24	3.3 per offer
Newbold Church of England Primary School	2	8	2	2	4.0 per offer
Newbold Verdon Primary School	28	69	31	28	2.5 per offer
Newcroft Primary Academy	59	133	79	59	2.3 per offer
Newlands Community Primary School	29	79	23	23	2.7 per offer
Newton Burgoland Primary School	6	27	5	5	4.5 per offer
Newtown Linford Primary School	17	91	22	15	5.4 per offer
Oakthorpe Primary School	12	34	11	11	2.8 per offer
Old Dalby Church of England Primary School	27	52	26	26	1.9 per offer
Old Mill Primary School	47	100	47	47	2.1 per offer
Orchard Church of England Primary School, Broughton Astley	25	93	25	25	3.7 per offer
Orchard Community Primary School	44	96	35	33	2.2 per offer
Outwoods Edge Primary School	45	146	42	42	3.2 per offer
Oxley Primary School Shepshed	28	78	21	21	2.8 per offer
Packington Church of England Primary School	15	46	18	15	3.1 per offer
Parkland Primary School South Wigston	58	95	56	56	1.6 per offer
Queniborough Church of England Primary School	30	119	30	29	4.0 per offer
Ratby Primary School	45	110	39	38	2.4 per offer
Ravenhurst Primary School	31	93	26	26	3.0 per offer
Red Hill Field Primary School	30	113	29	29	3.8 per offer
Redmile Church of England Primary School	6	20	6	6	3.3 per offer
Rendell Primary School	41	92	41	41	2.2 per offer
Richard Hill Church of England Primary School	15	68	11	11	4.5 per offer
Richmond Primary School	60	189	66	55	3.2 per offer
Ridgeway Primary Academy	20	89	18	18	4.5 per offer
Riverside Community Primary School Birstall	39	102	39	39	2.6 per offer
Robert Bakewell Primary School	27	61	27	27	2.3 per offer
Rothley Church of England Primary School	89	217	120	89	2.4 per offer
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy	29	78	29	29	2.7 per offer
Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire	27	76	27	27	2.8 per offer
Saint Francis Catholic Primary School	25	61	25	25	2.4 per offer
Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire	29	60	31	29	2.1 per offer
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough	23	69	23	23	3.0 per offer
Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	30	75	32	27	2.5 per offer
Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy	29	58	26	26	2.0 per offer
Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire	12	35	12	12	2.9 per offer
Scalford Church of England Primary School	12	43	14	12	3.6 per offer
Seagrave Village Primary School	14	98	13	13	7.0 per offer
Sharnford Church of England Primary School	5	26	5	5	5.2 per offer
Sheepy Magna Church of England Primary School	15	39	12	11	2.6 per offer
Sherard Primary School	56	130	52	52	2.3 per offer
Sherrier Church of England Primary School	46	99	46	46	2.2 per offer
Sileby Redlands Community Primary School	52	114	52	52	2.2 per offer
Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School	6	14	6	6	2.3 per offer
Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage	82	225	76	76	2.7 per offer
Snarestone Church of England School	7	25	7	7	3.6 per offer
Somerby Primary School	6	19	6	6	3.2 per offer
South Kilworth Church of England Primary School	9	44	8	8	4.9 per offer
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, North Kilworth	12	52	12	12	4.3 per offer
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School	59	215	68	57	3.6 per offer
St Botolph's Church of England Primary School	46	104	38	38	2.3 per offer
St Charles Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy	20	33	20	20	1.7 per offer
St Denys Church of England Infant School, Ibstock	57	87	57	56	1.5 per offer
St Edward's Church of England Primary School	29	71	23	23	2.4 per offer
St Hardulph's Church of England Primary School	7	8	7	7	1.1 per offer
St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy	22	51	22	22	2.3 per offer
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding	29	85	45	29	2.9 per offer
St Mary's Church of England Primary School	25	85	24	24	3.4 per offer
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bitteswell	15	85	16	15	5.7 per offer
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley	22	98	15	15	4.5 per offer
St Michael & All Angels Church of England Primary School	8	44	8	8	5.5 per offer
St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy	34	91	34	34	2.7 per offer
St Peter's Church of England Primary School (Market Bosworth)	28	72	27	27	2.6 per offer
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone	28	98	24	24	3.5 per offer
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Wymondham	4	10	4	4	2.5 per offer
St Simon and St Jude CofE Primary School	23	56	20	20	2.4 per offer
Stafford Leys Community Primary School	51	169	44	44	3.3 per offer
Stanton Under Bardon Community Primary School	15	36	9	9	2.4 per offer
Stathern Primary School	15	25	15	15	1.7 per offer
Stonebow Primary School Loughborough	20	47	20	20	2.4 per offer
Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre	46	111	45	45	2.4 per offer
Swannington Church of England Primary School	8	45	8	8	5.6 per offer
Swinford Church of England Primary School	13	23	13	13	1.8 per offer
Swithland St Leonard's Church of England Primary School	14	137	14	10	9.8 per offer
The Grove Primary School	23	64	22	22	2.8 per offer
The Hall School	59	143	67	54	2.4 per offer
The Latimer Primary School	43	85	38	38	2.0 per offer
The Meadow Community Primary School	60	147	55	54	2.5 per offer
The Merton Primary School	48	134	46	46	2.8 per offer
The Pastures Primary School	45	130	45	43	2.9 per offer
The Pochin School	20	80	25	19	4.0 per offer
Thornton Primary School	21	61	16	16	2.9 per offer
Thorpe Acre Infant School	26	84	26	26	3.2 per offer
Thringstone Primary School	24	44	23	23	1.8 per offer
Thrussington Church of England Primary School	15	59	15	15	3.9 per offer
Thurlaston Church of England Primary School	14	38	14	14	2.7 per offer
Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School	29	108	36	27	3.7 per offer
Thythorn Field Community Primary School	21	87	19	19	4.1 per offer
Townlands Church of England Primary School	30	103	36	29	3.4 per offer
Tugby Church of England Primary School	6	25	6	6	4.2 per offer
Ullesthorpe Church of England Primary School	15	37	15	15	2.5 per offer
Viscount Beaumont's Church of England Primary School	12	25	10	10	2.1 per offer
Waltham on the Wolds Church of England Primary School	13	31	12	12	2.4 per offer
Warren Hills Community Primary School	30	51	32	30	1.7 per offer
Water Leys Primary School	48	101	45	45	2.1 per offer
Wellington Place Primary School	29	82	38	29	2.8 per offer
Westfield Infant School	73	185	62	62	2.5 per offer
Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School	52	96	51	51	1.8 per offer
Witherley Church of England Primary School	15	38	22	15	2.5 per offer
Woodcote Primary School	12	32	10	10	2.7 per offer
Woodhouse Eaves St Paul's Church of England Primary School	29	123	21	21	4.2 per offer
Woodland Grange Primary School	60	206	57	56	3.4 per offer
Woodstone Community Primary School	30	120	39	29	4.0 per offer
Woolden Hill Primary School	30	69	26	26	2.3 per offer
Worthington School	7	18	6	6	2.6 per offer
Wymeswold Church of England Primary School	20	50	20	20	2.5 per offer

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

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Questions

When is the Leicestershire 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.