Lancaster Academy

School Name: Lancaster Academy
Address: Knighton Lane East
Town/City: Leicester
County: Leicestershire
Postcode: LE2 6FU
Telephone Number: 0116 270 3176
Website: https://www.lancaster.lwlat.org.uk/

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Academy sponsor led
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2017
Trust: Learning Without Limits Academy Trust
Sponsor: Learning Without Limits

Headteacher: Mrs Anna Fisher
Capacity: 1200
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 883 (66% boys & 34% girls)
Enrollment: 74% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 42.9%

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URN: 143857
DfE Number: 856/4002
UKPRN: 10063013
UPRN: 2465071278
Region: East Midlands (E12000004)
District: Leicester (E06000016)
Constituency: Leicester South (E14001327)
Electoral Ward: Knighton (E05010468)

Easting & Northing: 459327E, 301176N
Latitude & Longitude: 52° 36' 20.78" N 1° 7' 30.91" W
Plus Code: 9C4WJV4F+8V

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3. Overdale Junior School (0.9km)
4. Overdale Infant School (0.9km)
5. Marriott Primary School (0.9km)
6. The Goldhill Learning Foundation (1.0km)
7. Knighton Mead Primary Academy (1.0km)
8. Leicester Partnership School (1.0km)
9. Avenue Primary School (1.2km)
10. St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy (1.2km)

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