Judgemeadow Community College is a
mixed secondary school located in the
Evington
Evington is an Electoral ward and administrative division of the city of Leicester, England. It used to be a small village centred on Main Street and the Anglican church of St Denys but was close enough to Leicester to become one of the outer ...
area of
Leicester in the
English county of
Leicestershire.
History
The school was established in 1973, and moved into a new building on the same site in June 2009 as part of the
Building Schools for the Future
Building Schools for the Future (BSF) was the name given to the British government's investment programme in secondary school buildings in England in the 2000s. The programme was ambitious in its costs, timescales and objectives, with politicia ...
programme. Previously a
community school administered by
Leicester City Council
Leicester City Council is a unitary authority responsible for local government in the city of Leicester, England. It consists of 54 councillors, representing 22 wards in the city, overseen by a directly elected mayor. It is currently control ...
, in June 2018 Judgemeadow Community College converted to
academy status and is now sponsored by the Lionheart Educational Trust (formerly Lionheart Academies Trust)
The school has been rated as ‘good’ by
Ofsted in 2022
School profile
With a student population of 1400, Judgemeadow Community College has a larger number of pupils than average in the UK. With only 45.3% girls against 54.7% boys, the school has slightly more males than females. Schools maintain a record of attendance through a series of registration sessions at the beginning and end of the school day. They have a 94.5% rate of pupils regularly attending, which is around average. With 73 members of staff, Judgemeadow Community College is well-staffed, with an ample number of teachers. Having a higher-than-average 16:1 teacher/pupil ratio, this school has many pupils in this local authority.
The government considers 5 good GCSE grades at grade A-C as a successful achievement for a pupil at KS4. An average GCSE (KS4) score of 39.7 is a little above the normal result for the school. The average full-time teacher's salary for the school is £40342, which is higher than the nationwide average. Only 57.2% of pupils speak English as a 1st language in Judgemeadow Community College, a proportion much lower than the country's average figure.
As a state comprehensive school within the East Midlands, Judgemeadow academically performs above average compared to national statistics,
Progress 8 score
Judgemeadow: +0.09
Leicester City average: -0.01
National average: 0
Attainment 8 score
Judgemeadow: 49.2
Leicester City average: 42.4
National average: 44.2
Students achieving a strong pass (grade 5) in English and Maths
Judgemeadow: 45%
Leicester City average: 34.7%
National average: 39.1%
Students achieving the EBacc
Judgemeadow: 27%
Leicester City average: 14.8%
National average: 19.5%
Students staying in education or employment
Judgemeadow: 94%
Leicester City average: 90%
National average: 94%
Academics
Judgemeadow Community College offers
GCSEs
The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is an academic qualification in a particular subject, taken in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. State schools in Scotland use the Scottish Qualifications Certificate instead. Private sc ...
,
BTECs and
ASDAN
"ASDAN"(Award Scheme Development and Accreditation Network) is a British education charity and awarding organization, headquartered in Bristol. It began as a research project of the University of the West of England in the 1980s, and was formal ...
qualifications as programmes of study for pupils.
Notable former pupils
*
Bali Rai
Bali Rai (born 30 November 1971) is an English author of children's and young adult fiction.
Early life
Rai was born in Leicester in 1971, to Punjabi parents. At the age of eleven, he read ''The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole'' by Sue Townsend, w ...
, Novelist
*
Andy May, Sports Presenter
References
External links
Judgemeadow Community College official website
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Secondary schools in Leicester
Educational institutions established in 1973
1973 establishments in England
Academies in Leicester