The Robert Smyth Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Market Harborough, East Midlands LE16 7JG · Leicestershire
#48 of 329 secondary schools in East Midlands
#666 of 4,090 nationally
About The Robert Smyth Academy
The Robert Smyth Academy is a academy secondary located in Market Harborough, in the Leicestershire local authority of East Midlands, England. It caters for Ages 11–19. In 2025 it enrolled 1,349 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 78.7 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools in England and 48th of 329 ranked secondary schools in East Midlands. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (90th percentile), and its weakest is a level points per entry (46th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,349; capacity filled 96%; grade 4+ english & maths 73.2%; ebacc average points 5.01.
There are 19 schools in Market Harborough; The Robert Smyth Academy ranks 6th of 19 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)53.0
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)62.6%
- A level points per entry (10%)33.4
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)12.2%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for The Robert Smyth Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,349
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 12.2%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 96%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 53.0
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 62.6%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 73.2%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 5.01
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 33.4
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near The Robert Smyth Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Ridgeway Primary Academy
Market Harborough · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
234 students · 547 m away
Brooke House College
Market Harborough · Independent secondary · Ages 11–19
86 students · 563 m away
Market Harborough Church of England Academy
Market Harborough · Academy primary · Ages 5–11
392 students · 729 m away
St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Market Harborough · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
190 students · 1.0 km away
Great Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary School
Market Harborough · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
137 students · 1.3 km away
Welland Park Academy
Market Harborough · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,014 students · 1.3 km away
Wellington Place Primary School
Market Harborough · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
52 students · 1.4 km away
Little Bowden School
Market Harborough · Local authority primary · Ages 5–11
368 students · 1.7 km away
Meadowdale Primary School
Market Harborough · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
389 students · 1.7 km away
Farndon Fields Primary School
Market Harborough · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
410 students · 2.3 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in East Midlands with a comparable Pupils on roll.
The Priory Ruskin Academy
Grantham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–19
1,347 students
Carlton Academy
Nottingham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,354 students
Bluecoat Aspley Academy
Nottingham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–19
1,344 students
Babington Academy
Leicester · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,339 students
The Joseph Whitaker School
Mansfield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,361 students
The Pingle Academy
Swadlincote · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,363 students
Frequently asked questions
Is The Robert Smyth Academy a good school?
The Robert Smyth Academy has a Success Index (England) of 78.7 out of 100 (Top 25% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #48 of 329 in East Midlands. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does The Robert Smyth Academy rank in East Midlands?
The Robert Smyth Academy ranks #48 of 329 secondary schools in East Midlands and #666 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend The Robert Smyth Academy?
The Robert Smyth Academy had 1,349 students in 2025.
Is The Robert Smyth Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
The Robert Smyth Academy is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–19. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near The Robert Smyth Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of The Robert Smyth Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.