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The Market Bosworth School

Secondary · ages 11-16MixedAcademy842 pupilsNuneatonLeicestershire
School Chooser Score
95
Well above
similar schools
Likely range 92 to 97
Out of 100. Better than 98% of the 50 schools most like it. Much the same over the last five years.
OfstedOutstandingLast Ofsted inspection, June 2024
Strong pass in English and maths72%England 46%
Attendance93.4%England 91.4%
Pupils from low-income families12%Far fewer than most schools
Places18 spare842 pupils, 860 places
Pupils per teacher17.1School workforce census

The Market Bosworth School is a converter academy in Nuneaton for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 842 pupils and room for 860. About 12 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 95 out of 100. That puts it well above schools like it, ahead of 98% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2024.

Station Road, Market Bosworth, Nuneaton, CV13 0JT01455 290251tmbs.leics.sch.ukMr Stuart Wilson principalAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 4 June 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Outstanding overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Outstanding
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Outstanding
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Outstanding
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

154 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score59.5
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths72%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths86%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Progress from age 11+0.83In each subject, pupils here finished most of a grade ahead of children across England who started secondary school at the same level. (From 2023/24, the latest year there is. The government didn't work it out for the 2025 year group.)Official name: Progress 8
Trend
Average GCSE score
2018 to 2025
2018: 58.658.620182019: 56.456.420192022: 62.962.920222023: 56.156.120232024: 57.457.420242025: 59.559.52025
Since 2018: +0.9Steady overall
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018LeicestershireEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 11154156163160152145
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 859.557.456.162.956.458.646.746.8
Progress from age 11Progress 8+0.83+0.75+0.98+0.64+0.80
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths72%69%75%74%65%69%47%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths86%85%87%85%89%88%67%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score5.395.274.995.725.095.404.184.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry51%47%47%52%49%54%42%41%
Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged43.445.540.842.349.545.2
Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged60.459.057.865.257.160.2
Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers41.238.340.329.634.0
Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers73.871.180.766.467.9

Subjects

Results came out for 19 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.

Strongest subjects

Physical Education100%grades 9 to 5, England 56% · 10th of 1,559 schools
Business87%grades 9 to 5, England 51% · 84th of 1,806 schools
Design & Technology78%grades 9 to 5, England 50% · 182nd of 1,478 schools
Combined Science64%grades 9 to 5, England 36% · 180th of 3,084 schools
What is taught hereOffers triple science, computer science, music.
LanguagesFrench78

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
Mathematics154 entries · 1st of 43 in Leicestershire
75%England 53%
English Language154 entries · 1st of 43 in Leicestershire
77%England 54%
English Literature152 entries · 1st of 43 in Leicestershire
81%England 58%
Combined Science83 entries · 2nd of 43 in Leicestershire
64%England 36%
History79 entries · 7th of 43 in Leicestershire
66%England 52%
French78 entries · 6th of 37 in Leicestershire
80%England 60%
Geography73 entries · 6th of 43 in Leicestershire
66%England 51%
Physics70 entries · 4th of 37 in Leicestershire
100%England 82%
Chemistry70 entries · 10th of 37 in Leicestershire
96%England 81%
Biology70 entries · 2nd of 38 in Leicestershire
99%England 82%
Art and Design62 entries · 6th of 40 in Leicestershire
74%England 58%
Media / Film / TV44 entries · 1st of 24 in Leicestershire
80%England 55%
Business39 entries · 2nd of 33 in Leicestershire
87%England 51%
Design & Technology23 entries · 1st of 26 in Leicestershire
78%England 50%
Physical Education22 entries · 1st of 24 in Leicestershire
100%England 56%
Computer Science20 entries · 7th of 25 in Leicestershire
70%England 56%
Music15 entries
67%England 61%
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
Mathematics15440%75%88%53%286 of 3,211
English Language15429%77%88%54%257 of 3,210
English Literature15240%81%90%58%276 of 3,202
Combined Science8312%64%80%36%180 of 3,084
History7939%66%75%52%658 of 3,126
French7840%80%90%60%430 of 1,974
Geography7330%66%78%51%592 of 3,116
Physics7067%100%100%82%219 of 2,546
Chemistry7059%96%100%81%763 of 2,537
Biology7061%99%100%82%393 of 2,570
Art and Design6226%74%92%58%687 of 2,818
Media / Film / TV4439%80%84%55%57 of 580
Business3962%87%95%51%84 of 1,806
Design & Technology2330%78%78%50%182 of 1,478
Physical Education2282%100%100%56%10 of 1,559
Computer Science2045%70%80%56%502 of 1,861
Music1527%67%93%61%
Social Studies617%67%83%54%
Dance633%50%67%58%

In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At GCSE, 2025

Average GCSE scoreLow-income pupils vs other pupils
43.460.4
Gap 17.0England 12.2
Strong pass in English and mathsLow-income pupils vs other pupils
25%75%
Gap 50 ptsEngland 22 pts
Average GCSE scoreBoys vs girls
56.062.4
Gap 6.4England 3.0
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Open to all. There is no entrance test.

A few spare places834 pupils for 942 places, 2024/25
89% full

About 108 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Leicestershire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll842Census January 2026
Places86098% full
Pupils from low-income families12%12% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English1%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support18%153 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan4%31 pupils with a plan
Average class size22.737 classes, January 2026; England 22.8
Classes with more than 30 pupils5%share of one-teacher classes; England 12%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)11%£103,400 extra funding in 2026/27; England 30%
Boys and girls425 / 417
White British pupils91%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Specific learning difficulty (50), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (48), emotional and mental health (35), Autistic spectrum disorder (34), language and communications needs (6), Moderate learning difficulty (4).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll842840824818821836
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals12%11%10%8%7%6%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language1%2%2%2%2%2%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support18%17%18%15%15%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans3%2%2%1%2%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.4% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 91.4%.

Attendance93.4%
England 91.4%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school14.8%
England 23.9%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils11.12024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.9%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence6.6%7.1%6.7%7.4%4.6%4.4%8.6%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence4.7%5.0%4.9%6.0%3.8%3.7%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.9%2.2%1.8%1.4%0.8%0.7%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence14.8%18.1%17.0%22.6%12.5%9.9%23.9%
SuspensionsSuspension rate11.115.412.16.84.2
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

What pupils do next

After GCSEs

Where the 163 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training96%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 75%, compared with 99% for everyone else.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training96%96%96%99%
Education87%88%88%95%
Apprenticeship7%4%6%3%
Work2%4%3%1%
Not in education, work or training3%3%3%1%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers49.3full-time equivalent, 53 people
Pupils per teacher17.1Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers98%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants9.8full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£54,765
Teachers who left in the year13%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher2.22024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other secondary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£8,193England £7,965. Total £6.9m
Income per pupil£7,625England £8,423. Total £6.4m
Spent on teachers per pupil£4,527England £4,444
Money in reserve4%Not much put by: £252k, £300 per pupil. England 10%
Money in against money out-£477kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£8,193spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m5212 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate49 per 1,000 people46% lower than the England average
Typical house price£265,000Hinckley and Bosworth
Nearest bus stop200 mSt Catherines Avenue, 9 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy3.6 miles731Not inspected85Compare
Ibstock SchoolAcademy4.5 miles689No overall grade 20254Compare
Heath Lane AcademyAcademy4.5 miles644Not inspected18Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares The Market Bosworth School with the 50 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 50 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats98%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
Near the very top of its group. Its score of 95 is 28 points above the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 2 · middle 67 · highest 96100

No school with a similar mix of pupils within 25 km scores clearly higher.

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 95 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 95% of secondary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 92 to 97. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years20%above
+0.21
2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 154 pupils
Ofsted inspection20%well above
+0.34
Ofsted grade, 2.3 years old
Progress pupils make20%well above
+0.27
DfE progress measure; 154 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%in line
+0.02
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%above
+0.08
2024/25; 847 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%well above
+0.24
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 154 pupils
What pupils do next5%above
+0.04
163 pupils
What parents say0%no data

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is The Market Bosworth School a good school?

Yes, going by the figures. The Market Bosworth School scores 95 out of 100. That is well above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 98% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 92 to 97, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.

What is The Market Bosworth School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated The Market Bosworth School outstanding at its last full inspection on 4 June 2024.

How good are The Market Bosworth School's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 72% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 59.5, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished most of a grade ahead of children across England who started secondary school at the same level.

How many pupils does The Market Bosworth School have?

842 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 860 places, so it is 98% full.

Is The Market Bosworth School oversubscribed?

Probably not. 108 places were empty in 2024/25 (12% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at The Market Bosworth School?

Pupils were in school 93.4% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 15% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at The Market Bosworth School?

The average class had 22.7 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 22.8. 5% of classes had more than 30 pupils.

Does The Market Bosworth School have a sixth form?

No. Pupils leave after Year 11 for a sixth form elsewhere, a college or an apprenticeship; 96% of 2022/23 leavers were still in education, work or training six months on.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Station Road, Market Bosworth, Nuneaton, CV13 0JT
Telephone
01455 290251
Website
www.tmbs.leics.sch.uk
Principal
Mr Stuart Wilson
Type of school
Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
Phase
Secondary school, ages 11-16
Gender
Mixed
Single-academy trust
The Market Bosworth School (1 schools)
Local authority
Leicestershire
Ward
Cadeby, Carlton and Market Bosworth with Shackerstone
Constituency
Hinckley and Bosworth
Setting
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 May 2012 (academy converter)
URN
138108 · LAESTAB 8554016 · UKPRN 10037108
Formerly
Market Bosworth High School

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from