Education Leicestershire

1 education

1.1 gcse results district council
1.2 independent schools
1.3 further education
1.4 higher education
1.5 educational associations
1.6 sporting associations

education

publicly funded secondary schools in leicestershire comprehensive. schools segregated age in areas ages 10–14 (middle schools), , 14–16 (upper schools) or 14–18 (upper schools provide sixth form education). schools, compared other leas, have large numbers on roll school enrolment 2000 , more. melton , blaby districts, although there division middle , upper schools, there 1 upper school in either district, giving no choice of school. however, many students of lutterworth college in harborough district hail blaby district.

charnwood has largest school population – 4 times size of melton district. in 2007, best-performing state school @ gcse beauchamp college in oadby. no comprehensives in leicestershire lea rated poor performers, unlike in neighbouring counties. in 2007, 7,800 pupils took gcse exams.

for a-levels, best comprehensive school in county de lisle college in loughborough. best schools overall @ a-level 2 private single-sex schools in loughborough, loughborough grammar school , loughborough high school.

gcse results district council

% of pupils gaining 5 grades a-c in 2007 including english , maths (46.8% england average compared leicestershire s 48.9%).

harborough 56.3
oadby , wigston 55.4
hinckley , bosworth 48.5
charnwood 47.9
north west leicestershire 46.5
melton 41.0
blaby 41.0
(city of leicester unitary authority 36.5)

independent schools

independent schools in leicestershire include leicester grammar school (mixed), leicester high school girls (girls), loughborough grammar school (boys), loughborough high school (girls), fairfield preparatory school (primary school – mixed), welbeck college (military 6th form college – mixed), ratcliffe college (roman catholic – mixed), grace dieu manor school (roman catholic – mixed), stoneygate school (primary school – mixed), , stoneygate college (mixed), our lady s convent school (olcs) (roman catholic – girls).

further education

there 4 general further education colleges operating in leicestershire; leicester college, loughborough college, south leicestershire college , stephenson college. offer various vocational courses apprenticeships , academic courses.

brooksby melton college provides apprenticeships , further education training courses in animal care, countryside, equine, fisheries, , land based service engineering, @ brooksby campus.

higher education

leicestershire has 3 universities, university of leicester, loughborough university , de montfort university.

educational associations

several educational associations have head offices in leicestershire, including mathematical association, association of school , college leaders, association college management, girls schools association, national adult school association, national institute of adult continuing education , headmasters & headmistresses conference.

sporting associations

a number of uk sporting bodies have head offices in leicestershire, including institute of sports & recreation management, institute of swimming teachers & coaches, english volleyball association, great britain wheelchair basketball association, british hang gliding , paragliding association, british judo association, british parachute association, british triathlon federation, amateur swimming association, british gliding association, british motorcycle federation, english indoor bowls association, youth sports trust , british isles bowls council.