The Cedars Academy
Wanlip Lane, Birstall, Leicester, LE4 4GH
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: Yes
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 985 (478 boys, 507 girls)
- Capacity: 1100
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 20.9%
- Telephone: 01162677107
- Ofsted: Good (17 Jan 2018); ungraded inspection 22 Mar 2023: School remains Good
- Attainment 8: 45.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 411 applications, 180 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
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