School profile

Rawlins

Secondary · Academy converter · Loughborough, LE12 8DY

Requires improvement

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Good
Requires improvement
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National ranking

GCSE 2025/26

#1,993 of 3,312

Worse than 60% of schools in England

Ranked by Attainment 8 score, state-funded mainstream schools.

A-level 2024/25

#667 of 2,536

Better than 73% of schools in England

Ranked by average points per A-level entry.

Rawlins Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 26 Nov 2024

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Sixth form provision
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhaseSecondary
TypeAcademy converter
Ages11 to 18
Pupils1,455 of 1,522 places
GenderMixed
Religious characterChurch of England
Admissions policyNon-selective
Head teacherMr Stuart Morton
TrustEMBRACE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Local authorityLeicestershire
Opened01 Nov 2011
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 137640.

GCSE results

2025/26

GCSE and equivalent results at the end of year 11. Attainment 8 averages results across 8 subjects.

MeasureThis schoolLeicestershireEngland
Attainment 8 score4445.946.2
Grade 4 or above in English and maths59.3%64.8%64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English and maths41.9%45.7%46.3%
Grade 7 or above in English and maths8.9%12.4%14.2%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4, including English and maths56.5%60.6%60.2%
Pupils at the end of key stage 4246--

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 performance, Academic year 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

A-level results

2024/25

Results for students at the end of 16 to 18 study.

MeasureThis schoolLeicestershireEngland
Average points per A-level entry37.7232.8835
Average A-level gradeB---
Average points, best three A-levels37.2133.7435.78
Average grade, best three A-levelsB---
AAB or better17.6%13.9%17.5%
A-level progress score0.14--
A-level progressAbove average--
Students at the end of 16 to 18 study176--
Average applied general gradez--

Source: DfE, 16 to 19 performance, Academic year 2024/25, published 23 Apr 2026.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils1,455
Girls722
Boys733
Eligible for free school meals18.1%
First language not English5.5%
SEN support189
EHC plan100
Average class size21.5

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
83.2%
Other White
3%
White and Asian
2.5%
Indian
2.3%
Bangladeshi
1.7%
White and Black Caribbean
1.5%
Other mixed
1.4%
African
1%
Other Asian
0.8%
White and Black African
0.5%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolLeicestershireEngland
Overall absence9.5%8%8%
Persistent absence23.9%20.4%21.6%
Severe absence5.2%3.7%3.6%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Year 7)231
Applications (Year 7)520
First preference applications (Year 7)187
First preference offers (Year 7)187
Applications from another local authority (Year 7)8

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places1,522
Pupils on roll1,524
Unfilled places0%
Sixth form places322
Sixth form pupils on roll320

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher17.3
Pupils per adult11.5
Teachers (FTE)83.96
Teaching assistants (FTE)29.64
Support staff (FTE)76.96
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2586.5
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2580.1
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/253
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/253.4

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate52.1%
Pupils with one or more suspensions10.2%
Permanent exclusion rate0.7%
Permanent exclusions10

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Destinations after GCSEs

2023/24

Where pupils went after year 11, sustained for at least two terms.

MeasureThis school
Sustained destination93%
Staying in education89.8%
Further education44.3%
School sixth form43.4%
Not sustained4.1%
Apprenticeship2%
Sixth form college1.2%
Employment1.2%

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 destination measures, Academic year 2024/25, published 15 Oct 2026.

Destinations after A-levels

2023/24

Where students went after 16 to 18 study, sustained for at least two terms.

MeasureThis school
Sustained destination85.6%
Higher education60%
Employment18.8%
Not sustained9.4%
Further education3.1%
Apprenticeship2.5%

Source: DfE, 16 to 18 destination measures, Academic year 2024/25, published 15 Oct 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Rawlins
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.4 miPrimarySt Bartholomew's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
1.1 miSecondaryHumphrey Perkins SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.2 miPrimaryBarrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.6 miPrimaryLift BeaconAcademy sponsor led
Good
1.7 miPrimaryOutwoods Edge Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Requires improvement
1.8 miPrimaryChrist Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good

Frequently asked questions about Rawlins

What is Rawlins's Ofsted rating?

Rawlins is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 26 Nov 2024. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Rawlins rank in England?

Rawlins ranks 1,993 of 3,312 schools in England for GCSE 2025/26 (worse than 60% of schools) and 667 of 2,536 schools in England for A-level 2024/25 (better than 73% of schools).

How many pupils attend Rawlins?

Rawlins has 1,455 pupils aged 11 to 18, with capacity for 1,522.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.