Admissions
The admission arrangements for The City of Leicester College are managed by the Leicester City Education Authority who follow the Leicester Scheme for Admission Arrangements.
Leicester Scheme for the Admission Arrangements for Pupils to Schools 2025/26
Admission Criteria for Secondary Schools 2025/26
The number of requests received, for academic year 2024/25, by the closing date was 521. The table below shows the number of allocated applications against the published admission criteria.
Allocation |
Criteria |
| 0 | Children in the care of a local authority or who were previously in the care of a local authority. |
| 1 | Children who have a Statement of SEN or an EHC Plan |
| 0 | Children who have a serious medical condition or exceptional social or domestic needs that make it essential they attend the school requested |
| 27 | Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the secondary school with a sibling at the school, who will still be on roll when the applicant starts school. |
| 68 | Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the secondary school with a sibling at the school, who will still be on roll when the applicant starts school. |
| 62 | Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the secondary school |
| 0 | Children who are sons / daughters of staff working at the school for at least 2 years at the time of application |
| 89 | Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the secondary school who have requested a place. |
| 247 | Total Allocation |
Contacting The Local Authority Schools Admissions Team
Ring them on: 0116 454 1009 (option 1)
Write to them at: School Admission Service, City Hall, 115 Charles Street, Leicester, LE1 1FZ
For more information visit www.leicester.gov.uk/admissions
Sixth Form
We would be happy to discuss any aspects of the application process with you and hope that the information here will help you in this process.
Please click HERE to see how to apply to our Sixth Form.
