East Midlands largest schools league table 2025: top 100
Schools with the most pupils on roll. Ordered by the measure shown, with the Success Index (England) for context; 100 schools shown.
- 157Ashfield Comprehensive SchoolNottingham · Academy SecondaryPupils: 2,601
- 286Beauchamp CollegeLeicester · Academy SecondaryPupils: 2,309
- 326St George's AcademySleaford · Academy SecondaryPupils: 2,281
- 469The Duston SchoolNorthampton · Academy All-throughPupils: 2,064
- 576Caroline Chisholm SchoolNorthampton · Academy All-throughPupils: 2,049
- 689Rushcliffe Spencer AcademyNottingham · Academy SecondaryPupils: 2,039
- 773John Port Spencer AcademyDerby · Academy SecondaryPupils: 2,034
- 826Nottingham AcademyNottingham · Academy All-throughPupils: 1,947
- 984Toot Hill SchoolNottingham · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,838
- 1080Littleover Community SchoolDerby · Local authority SecondaryPupils: 1,828
- 1171Dronfield Henry Fanshawe SchoolDronfield · Local authority SecondaryPupils: 1,810
- 1294The West Bridgford SchoolNottingham · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,809
- 1350Kettering Buccleuch AcademyKettering · Academy All-throughPupils: 1,808
- 1472Rushey Mead AcademyLeicester · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,804
- 1575Carlton le Willows AcademyGedling · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,803
- 1667Chellaston AcademyDerby · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,790
- 1790Northampton School for BoysNorthampton · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,756
- 1822Northampton International AcademyNorthampton · Academy All-throughPupils: 1,754
- 1976The Priory Academy LSSTLincoln · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,749
- 2052Derby Moor Spencer AcademyDerby · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,740
- 2165Outwood Academy ValleyWorksop · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,721
- 2294Bourne Grammar SchoolBourne · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,718
- 2373Northampton AcademyNorthampton · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,712
- 2454Outwood Academy PortlandWorksop · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,706
- 2575Northampton School for GirlsNorthampton · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,670
- 2682Wootton Park SchoolNorthampton · Academy All-throughPupils: 1,670
- 2767Ashby SchoolAshby-De-La-Zouch · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,669
- 2890The Minster SchoolSouthwell · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,616
- 2990The Ecclesbourne SchoolBelper · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,604
- 3065Redhill AcademyNottingham · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,582
- 3130Tupton Hall SchoolChesterfield · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,581
- 3275George Spencer AcademyNottingham · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,580
- 3367Lutterworth CollegeLutterworth · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,580
- 3454Bourne AcademyBourne · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,573
- 3571Bosworth AcademyLeicester · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,565
- 3664Soar Valley CollegeLeicester · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,564
- 3766Arnold Hill Spencer AcademyNottingham · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,552
- 3881Fernwood SchoolNottingham · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,543
- 3932Wrenn SchoolWellingborough · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,537
- 4058The City of Leicester CollegeLeicester · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,499
- 4159Crown Hills Community CollegeLeicester · Local authority SecondaryPupils: 1,493
- 4259Heanor Gate Spencer AcademyHeanor · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,493
- 4374William Farr CofE Comprehensive SchoolLincoln · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,488
- 4443Spalding AcademySpalding · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,486
- 4527Kettering Science AcademyKettering · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,477
- 4671Brookvale Groby Learning CampusLeicester · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,476
- 4744Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary AcademyDerby · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,465
- 4856Tuxford AcademyNewark · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,462
- 4959RawlinsLoughborough · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,455
- 5063West Park SchoolDerby · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,454
- 5188Bishop Stopford SchoolKettering · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,454
- 5257Moulton School and Science CollegeNorthampton · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,450
- 5327Fullhurst Community CollegeLeicester · Local authority SecondaryPupils: 1,441
- 5473Sir Christopher Hatton AcademyWellingborough · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,440
- 5558Wollaston SchoolWellingborough · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,432
- 5629Weston Favell AcademyNorthampton · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,431
- 5725The Bemrose SchoolDerby · Local authority All-throughPupils: 1,429
- 5870Prince William SchoolOundle · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,416
- 5934Kingsthorpe CollegeNorthampton · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,415
- 6076Sponne SchoolTowcester · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,410
- 6175Lady Manners SchoolBakewell · Local authority SecondaryPupils: 1,405
- 6286St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary AcademyChesterfield · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,400
- 6368The Kimberley SchoolNottingham · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,393
- 6425University Academy HolbeachSpalding · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,378
- 6549The Brunts AcademyMansfield · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,378
- 6682De Lisle College Loughborough LeicestershireLoughborough · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,376
- 6754Allestree Woodlands SchoolDerby · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,373
- 6829The Pingle AcademySwadlincote · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,363
- 6946The Joseph Whitaker SchoolMansfield · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,361
- 7054Carlton AcademyNottingham · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,354
- 7179The Robert Smyth AcademyMarket Harborough · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,349
- 7231The Priory Ruskin AcademyGrantham · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,347
- 7347Bluecoat Aspley AcademyNottingham · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,344
- 7421Babington AcademyLeicester · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,339
- 7557Sir Robert Pattinson AcademyLincoln · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,310
- 7663Campion SchoolNorthampton · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,309
- 7757Highfields SchoolMatlock · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,298
- 7842Abbeyfield SchoolNorthampton · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,296
- 7950Magdalen College SchoolBrackley · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,293
- 8041Wigston AcademyWigston · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,286
- 8140Malcolm Arnold AcademyNorthampton · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,278
- 8233Murray Park Community SchoolDerby · Local authority SecondaryPupils: 1,277
- 8364Queen Elizabeth's Grammar SchoolAshbourne · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,276
- 8428Lincoln Christ's Hospital SchoolLincoln · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,275
- 8528Weavers AcademyWellingborough · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,275
- 8674Landau Forte CollegeDerby · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,272
- 8720Djanogly City AcademyNottingham · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,270
- 8822Leicester Grammar School TrustLeicester · Independent All-throughPupils: 1,265
- 8924Quarrydale AcademySutton-in-Ashfield · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,265
- 9094Kesteven and Grantham Girls' SchoolGrantham · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,238
- 9183Avanti Fields SchoolLeicester · Academy All-throughPupils: 1,236
- 9264Wilsthorpe SchoolNottingham · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,236
- 9334The Elizabethan AcademyRetford · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,230
- 9418Noel-Baker AcademyDerby · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,230
- 9514Haven High AcademyBoston · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,229
- 9654Castle Mead AcademyLeicester · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,223
- 9796The King's School, GranthamGrantham · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,221
- 9849The Latimer Arts CollegeKettering · Local authority SecondaryPupils: 1,219
- 9948Belper School and Sixth Form CentreBelper · Local authority SecondaryPupils: 1,212
- 10035Kingswood Secondary AcademyCorby · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,208
| # | School | Sector | Pupils | Success Index (England) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashfield Comprehensive School Nottingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 2,601 | 56.7 Top 50% | 47.8 Attainment 8 | 2,601 |
| 2 | Beauchamp College Leicester · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 2,309 | 86.2 Top 10% | 55.9 Attainment 8 | 2,309 |
| 3 | St George's Academy Sleaford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 2,281 | 26.2 Lower 50% | 39.3 Attainment 8 | 2,281 |
| 4 | The Duston School Northampton · All-through · Ages 4–18 | Academy | 2,064 | 69.3 Top 50% | 50.0 Attainment 8 | 2,064 |
| 5 | Caroline Chisholm School Northampton · All-through · Ages 4–18 | Academy | 2,049 | 75.6 Top 25% | 50.4 Attainment 8 | 2,049 |
| 6 | Rushcliffe Spencer Academy Nottingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 2,039 | 89.2 Top 10% | 58.1 Attainment 8 | 2,039 |
| 7 | John Port Spencer Academy Derby · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 2,034 | 72.5 Top 25% | 51.4 Attainment 8 | 2,034 |
| 8 | Nottingham Academy Nottingham · All-through · Ages 3–19 | Academy | 1,947 | 26.4 Lower 50% | 42.1 Attainment 8 | 1,947 |
| 9 | Toot Hill School Nottingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,838 | 84.1 Top 25% | 55.9 Attainment 8 | 1,838 |
| 10 | Littleover Community School Derby · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 1,828 | 79.7 Top 25% | 52.7 Attainment 8 | 1,828 |
| 11 | Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School Dronfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 1,810 | 70.5 Top 25% | 50.0 Attainment 8 | 1,810 |
| 12 | The West Bridgford School Nottingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,809 | 93.8 Top 5% | 62.9 Attainment 8 | 1,809 |
| 13 | Kettering Buccleuch Academy Kettering · All-through · Ages 4–18 | Academy | 1,808 | 49.9 Top 50% | 48.3 Attainment 8 | 1,808 |
| 14 | Rushey Mead Academy Leicester · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,804 | 71.8 Top 25% | 51.6 Attainment 8 | 1,804 |
| 15 | Carlton le Willows Academy Gedling · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,803 | 74.5 Top 25% | 55.1 Attainment 8 | 1,803 |
| 16 | Chellaston Academy Derby · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,790 | 67.0 Top 50% | 49.2 Attainment 8 | 1,790 |
| 17 | Northampton School for Boys Northampton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,756 | 89.7 Top 10% | 58.2 Attainment 8 | 1,756 |
| 18 | Northampton International Academy Northampton · All-through · Ages 4–18 | Academy | 1,754 | 22.0 Lower 50% | 36.4 Attainment 8 | 1,754 |
| 19 | The Priory Academy LSST Lincoln · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,749 | 75.7 Top 25% | 53.9 Attainment 8 | 1,749 |
| 20 | Derby Moor Spencer Academy Derby · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,740 | 52.2 Top 50% | 47.7 Attainment 8 | 1,740 |
| 21 | Outwood Academy Valley Worksop · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,721 | 65.0 Top 50% | 50.4 Attainment 8 | 1,721 |
| 22 | Bourne Grammar School Bourne · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,718 | 94.3 Top 5% | 68.6 Attainment 8 | 1,718 |
| 23 | Northampton Academy Northampton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,712 | 73.0 Top 25% | 52.1 Attainment 8 | 1,712 |
| 24 | Outwood Academy Portland Worksop · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,706 | 53.7 Top 50% | 47.9 Attainment 8 | 1,706 |
| 25 | Northampton School for Girls Northampton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,670 | 74.6 Top 25% | 54.9 Attainment 8 | 1,670 |
| 26 | Wootton Park School Northampton · All-through · Ages 4–19 | Academy | 1,670 | 81.6 Top 25% | 53.6 Attainment 8 | 1,670 |
| 27 | Ashby School Ashby-De-La-Zouch · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 1,669 | 66.6 Top 50% | 48.1 Attainment 8 | 1,669 |
| 28 | The Minster School Southwell · Secondary · Ages 7–18 | Academy | 1,616 | 90.2 Top 10% | 55.9 Attainment 8 | 1,616 |
| 29 | The Ecclesbourne School Belper · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,604 | 89.7 Top 10% | 58.3 Attainment 8 | 1,604 |
| 30 | Redhill Academy Nottingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,582 | 64.6 Top 50% | 50.6 Attainment 8 | 1,582 |
| 31 | Tupton Hall School Chesterfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,581 | 30.4 Lower 50% | 41.1 Attainment 8 | 1,581 |
| 32 | George Spencer Academy Nottingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,580 | 75.4 Top 25% | 51.7 Attainment 8 | 1,580 |
| 33 | Lutterworth College Lutterworth · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 1,580 | 66.6 Top 50% | 48.7 Attainment 8 | 1,580 |
| 34 | Bourne Academy Bourne · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,573 | 53.8 Top 50% | 47.2 Attainment 8 | 1,573 |
| 35 | Bosworth Academy Leicester · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 1,565 | 70.9 Top 25% | 48.6 Attainment 8 | 1,565 |
| 36 | Soar Valley College Leicester · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,564 | 64.0 Top 50% | 51.5 Attainment 8 | 1,564 |
| 37 | Arnold Hill Spencer Academy Nottingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,552 | 65.6 Top 50% | 49.8 Attainment 8 | 1,552 |
| 38 | Fernwood School Nottingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,543 | 81.3 Top 25% | 53.8 Attainment 8 | 1,543 |
| 39 | Wrenn School Wellingborough · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,537 | 31.9 Lower 50% | 40.9 Attainment 8 | 1,537 |
| 40 | The City of Leicester College Leicester · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 1,499 | 57.8 Top 50% | 49.1 Attainment 8 | 1,499 |
| 41 | Crown Hills Community College Leicester · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Local authority | 1,493 | 58.9 Top 50% | 47.4 Attainment 8 | 1,493 |
| 42 | Heanor Gate Spencer Academy Heanor · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,493 | 59.1 Top 50% | 49.6 Attainment 8 | 1,493 |
| 43 | William Farr CofE Comprehensive School Lincoln · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,488 | 73.6 Top 25% | 50.8 Attainment 8 | 1,488 |
| 44 | Spalding Academy Spalding · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 1,486 | 43.3 Lower 50% | 45.3 Attainment 8 | 1,486 |
| 45 | Kettering Science Academy Kettering · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 1,477 | 26.9 Lower 50% | 37.3 Attainment 8 | 1,477 |
| 46 | Brookvale Groby Learning Campus Leicester · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 1,476 | 70.7 Top 25% | 49.5 Attainment 8 | 1,476 |
| 47 | Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Derby · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 1,465 | 43.7 Lower 50% | 45.3 Attainment 8 | 1,465 |
| 48 | Tuxford Academy Newark · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,462 | 55.5 Top 50% | 46.0 Attainment 8 | 1,462 |
| 49 | Rawlins Loughborough · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,455 | 58.8 Top 50% | 45.0 Attainment 8 | 1,455 |
| 50 | West Park School Derby · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,454 | 62.9 Top 50% | 48.7 Attainment 8 | 1,454 |
| 51 | Bishop Stopford School Kettering · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,454 | 88.3 Top 10% | 58.7 Attainment 8 | 1,454 |
| 52 | Moulton School and Science College Northampton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,450 | 56.7 Top 50% | 46.1 Attainment 8 | 1,450 |
| 53 | Fullhurst Community College Leicester · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Local authority | 1,441 | 27.4 Lower 50% | 39.2 Attainment 8 | 1,441 |
| 54 | Sir Christopher Hatton Academy Wellingborough · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,440 | 72.5 Top 25% | 50.2 Attainment 8 | 1,440 |
| 55 | Wollaston School Wellingborough · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,432 | 57.7 Top 50% | 46.1 Attainment 8 | 1,432 |
| 56 | Weston Favell Academy Northampton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,431 | 29.4 Lower 50% | 41.8 Attainment 8 | 1,431 |
| 57 | The Bemrose School Derby · All-through · Ages 3–19 | Local authority | 1,429 | 25.1 Lower 50% | 33.8 Attainment 8 | 1,429 |
| 58 | Prince William School Oundle · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,416 | 70.2 Top 25% | 48.9 Attainment 8 | 1,416 |
| 59 | Kingsthorpe College Northampton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,415 | 33.7 Lower 50% | 39.6 Attainment 8 | 1,415 |
| 60 | Sponne School Towcester · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,410 | 76.2 Top 25% | 52.0 Attainment 8 | 1,410 |
| 61 | Lady Manners School Bakewell · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 1,405 | 74.9 Top 25% | 52.2 Attainment 8 | 1,405 |
| 62 | St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Chesterfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,400 | 86.2 Top 10% | 59.4 Attainment 8 | 1,400 |
| 63 | The Kimberley School Nottingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,393 | 67.8 Top 50% | 51.0 Attainment 8 | 1,393 |
| 64 | University Academy Holbeach Spalding · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,378 | 25.0 Lower 50% | 39.9 Attainment 8 | 1,378 |
| 65 | The Brunts Academy Mansfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,378 | 48.8 Top 50% | 45.5 Attainment 8 | 1,378 |
| 66 | De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire Loughborough · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,376 | 81.5 Top 25% | 55.1 Attainment 8 | 1,376 |
| 67 | Allestree Woodlands School Derby · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,373 | 53.6 Top 50% | 46.5 Attainment 8 | 1,373 |
| 68 | The Pingle Academy Swadlincote · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,363 | 28.6 Lower 50% | 39.2 Attainment 8 | 1,363 |
| 69 | The Joseph Whitaker School Mansfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,361 | 45.9 Lower 50% | 43.2 Attainment 8 | 1,361 |
| 70 | Carlton Academy Nottingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,354 | 53.8 Top 50% | 45.1 Attainment 8 | 1,354 |
| 71 | The Robert Smyth Academy Market Harborough · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 1,349 | 78.7 Top 25% | 53.0 Attainment 8 | 1,349 |
| 72 | The Priory Ruskin Academy Grantham · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 1,347 | 31.2 Lower 50% | 41.4 Attainment 8 | 1,347 |
| 73 | Bluecoat Aspley Academy Nottingham · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 1,344 | 47.1 Lower 50% | 48.6 Attainment 8 | 1,344 |
| 74 | Babington Academy Leicester · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,339 | 20.5 Lower 50% | 38.0 Attainment 8 | 1,339 |
| 75 | Sir Robert Pattinson Academy Lincoln · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,310 | 57.1 Top 50% | 45.9 Attainment 8 | 1,310 |
| 76 | Campion School Northampton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,309 | 63.4 Top 50% | 46.2 Attainment 8 | 1,309 |
| 77 | Highfields School Matlock · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,298 | 56.5 Top 50% | 47.0 Attainment 8 | 1,298 |
| 78 | Abbeyfield School Northampton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,296 | 41.5 Lower 50% | 44.0 Attainment 8 | 1,296 |
| 79 | Magdalen College School Brackley · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,293 | 49.6 Top 50% | 44.2 Attainment 8 | 1,293 |
| 80 | Wigston Academy Wigston · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,286 | 41.4 Lower 50% | 42.8 Attainment 8 | 1,286 |
| 81 | Malcolm Arnold Academy Northampton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,278 | 39.7 Lower 50% | 41.4 Attainment 8 | 1,278 |
| 82 | Murray Park Community School Derby · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Local authority | 1,277 | 33.4 Lower 50% | 40.6 Attainment 8 | 1,277 |
| 83 | Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Ashbourne · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,276 | 63.9 Top 50% | 48.2 Attainment 8 | 1,276 |
| 84 | Lincoln Christ's Hospital School Lincoln · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,275 | 28.2 Lower 50% | 38.3 Attainment 8 | 1,275 |
| 85 | Weavers Academy Wellingborough · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,275 | 27.9 Lower 50% | 39.8 Attainment 8 | 1,275 |
| 86 | Landau Forte College Derby · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 1,272 | 73.8 Top 25% | 55.4 Attainment 8 | 1,272 |
| 87 | Djanogly City Academy Nottingham · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 1,270 | 20.1 Lower 50% | 38.0 Attainment 8 | 1,270 |
| 88 | Leicester Grammar School Trust Leicester · All-through · Ages 3–19 | Independent | 1,265 | 21.8 Lower 50% | 21.4 Attainment 8 | 1,265 |
| 89 | Quarrydale Academy Sutton-in-Ashfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,265 | 24.3 Lower 50% | 36.6 Attainment 8 | 1,265 |
| 90 | Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School Grantham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,238 | 94.2 Top 5% | 68.8 Attainment 8 | 1,238 |
| 91 | Avanti Fields School Leicester · All-through · Ages 3–16 | Academy | 1,236 | 82.6 Top 25% | 52.6 Attainment 8 | 1,236 |
| 92 | Wilsthorpe School Nottingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,236 | 64.2 Top 50% | 50.5 Attainment 8 | 1,236 |
| 93 | The Elizabethan Academy Retford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,230 | 34.3 Lower 50% | 41.1 Attainment 8 | 1,230 |
| 94 | Noel-Baker Academy Derby · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,230 | 18.0 Lower 50% | 36.3 Attainment 8 | 1,230 |
| 95 | Haven High Academy Boston · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,229 | 13.9 Lower 50% | 31.7 Attainment 8 | 1,229 |
| 96 | Castle Mead Academy Leicester · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,223 | 54.1 Top 50% | 48.0 Attainment 8 | 1,223 |
| 97 | The King's School, Grantham Grantham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,221 | 96.1 Top 5% | 72.7 Attainment 8 | 1,221 |
| 98 | The Latimer Arts College Kettering · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 1,219 | 49.1 Top 50% | 44.8 Attainment 8 | 1,219 |
| 99 | Belper School and Sixth Form Centre Belper · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 1,212 | 47.7 Lower 50% | 44.3 Attainment 8 | 1,212 |
| 100 | Kingswood Secondary Academy Corby · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,208 | 34.9 Lower 50% | 42.9 Attainment 8 | 1,208 |
Ashfield Comprehensive School in Nottingham leads the 2025 list of largest schools in East Midlands with Pupils 2,601. Of the 100 schools shown, 90 are academy, 9 are local authority, 1 are independent.
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