Avanti Fields School
Free schools · 1,236 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.6
Community special school
Ellesmere College
- Pupils on roll
- 441of 426 places
- Free school meals
- 49.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 34
- Ofsted
- Report card, 6 May 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Expected standardAchievement Expected standardAttendance and behaviour Strong standardPersonal development and wellbeing Expected standardInclusion Strong standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Strong standardSafeguarding Met
What the data says
Of the 42 pupils who finished Year 11 at Ellesmere College in 2023, 0% stayed on in Ellesmere College’s own sixth form (Leicester average 18%), 17% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Almost nobody goes straight into an apprenticeship or a job: none took an apprenticeship and none went into work, against 3% and 3% across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Leicester and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Ellesmere College | Leicester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 42 | 4,326 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 93% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 93% | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 0% | 18% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 2% | 38% | 13% |
| — further education college | 17% | 29% | 37% |
| — other education | 74% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 5% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
No published Key Stage 4 results for this school.
Other secondary schools in Leicester
Babington Academy
Academy converter · 1,339 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 38.0
Beaumont Leys School
Community school · 1,062 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.2
Crown Hills Community College
Community school · 1,493 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.4
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,143 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 54.0
Fullhurst Community College
Foundation school · 1,441 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.2
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.