Al-Aqsa Schools Trust

Independent school · All-through, ages 3 to 16 · Mixed · Islam · Nursery class

The Wayne Way, Leicester, Leicester, LE5 4PP

0116 276 0953 · School website · Map and directions

OfstedGoodInspected 28 January 2025
Pupils297Room for 456 Pupil numbers in January of each year: 306 in 2019, 292 in 2021, 272 in 2022, 296 in 2023, 321 in 2024, 313 in 2025. Across England, secondary state school pupil numbers were up 10% from 2019 to 2025.

Ofsted inspection

Ofsted rated this school Good at the inspection that started on 28 January 2025.

This inspection used Ofsted's older format with four grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement and Inadequate. Newer inspections use report cards. What changed.

AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood
SafeguardingEffective

At its last standard inspection the school met all of the independent school standards, the legal requirements every independent school must meet.

Read the full Ofsted reports for this school

Source: Ofsted non-association independent schools inspection data.

What parents say

46 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey between 3 September 2024 and 1 September 2025.

StatementThis schoolEngland
My child is happy at this school 100% 89%
My child feels safe at this school 100% 90%
The school makes sure pupils are well behaved 98% 84%
Bullying was dealt with quickly and effectivelyOf 11 parents whose child had been bullied 82% 51%
Concerns were dealt with properlyOf 29 parents who had raised a concern 90% 76%
I would recommend this school to another parent 98%said yes 84%

Parents choose whether to take part, so these answers may not represent all families (Ofsted puts the response rate at 15%). Figures are the share who agree or strongly agree. England figures are all parents answering the same questions over the same period, for state-funded schools. The scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) agreement, and the dot marks this school among state schools of the same phase that used the same survey questions. The third it falls in is coloured: green for the top third, amber the middle, red the bottom. This survey used Ofsted's previous Parent View questions, which changed in November 2025. Source: Ofsted Parent View management information.

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Results

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Admissions

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Pupils, staff and SEND

PupilsThis schoolLeicesterEngland
Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years 0.0% 30.7%* 28.9%
With an education, health and care plan 0.0% 2.3%* 3.1%
Receiving special educational needs support 2.6% 12.0%* 13.4%
English as an additional language Not published 53.1%* 19.2%

Comparisons are with secondary schools. Scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) figures. For absence and suspensions lower is better, so their scales run green to red; blue scales describe the school's pupils and staff and aren't good or bad. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2024/25.

Nearby secondary schools

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Questions parents ask

What is Al-Aqsa Schools Trust's Ofsted rating?

Al-Aqsa Schools Trust was rated Good by Ofsted at its inspection in 28 January 2025.

Would parents recommend Al-Aqsa Schools Trust?

98% of the 46 parents who answered Ofsted's Parent View survey between 3 September 2024 and 1 September 2025 said they would recommend Al-Aqsa Schools Trust to another parent. Parents choose whether to respond, so this may not represent all families.

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Page updated 26 September 2026.