A secondary school in the Harborough district has been ranked by the Sunday Times as one of the best in the country.

Leicester Grammar School in Great Glen has placed in the top ten independent secondary schools in the East Midlands as part of The Times’ Parents Power guide. The Sunday Times ranked the school as third in the guide which was published in its November 27th issue. The school is one of the UK’s top-performing co-educational HMC independent schools for pupils aged 11-18.

School busParents Power is an annual guide by the Times to the best performing schools in the country. The guide is now in its 24th year and is widely acknowledged as one of the most reliable surveys of the UK’s schools. As well as assessing all academic results, Parent Power helps parents to compare the performance of a given school with other schools in the same town, local authority or nationally.

Harborough schools

The Harborough district is always a strong performer in school guides as well as the results table. The latest round of results for upper schools saw two district of Harborough schools celebrate some of their best ever GCSE and A-level results. It’s the primary schools too that have been performing well; early in 2016, a different guide by The Times found that Market Harborough has five of the ten best primary schools in the Leicestershire area.

For some, nearby education plays a large role in their housing decisions. With a number of top performing schools in Market Harborough and surrounding villages, residents are never far away from an acclaimed school whether it’s primary, secondary or a college.

To find out more about the education available for your child in the area, or for information about the properties available in Harborough, contact Naylors Estate Agents on 01858 450020.