Editing Leicester (section)

===Schools===
{{Main|List of schools in Leicester}}
Leicester is home to a number of comprehensive schools and independent schools. There are three sixth form colleges, all of which were previously grammar schools.

The Leicester City [[Local Education Authority]] initially had a troubled history when formed in 1997 as part of the local government reorganisation – a 1999 [[Ofsted]] inspection found "few strengths and many weaknesses", although there has been considerable improvement since then.

[[Tudor Grange Samworth Academy]] an [[Academy (English school)|academy]] whose catchment area includes the Saffron and Eyres Monsell estates, was co-sponsored by the [[Church of England]] and David Samworth, chairman of Samworth Brothers pasty makers.

Under the "Building Schools for the Future" project, Leicester City Council has contracted with developers Miller Consortium for £315&nbsp;million to rebuild [[Beaumont Leys School]], [[Judgemeadow Community College]], the [[City of Leicester College]] in Evington, and [[Soar Valley College]] in Rushey Mead, and to refurbish Fullhurst Community College in Braunstone.<ref>''[http://thisisleicestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=132407&command=displayContent&sourceNode=132390&contentPK=19305931&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearch Schools building deal is signed and sealed] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150513085442/http://thisisleicestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=132407&command=displayContent&sourceNode=132390&contentPK=19305931&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearch |date=13 May 2015 }}'' – ''[[Leicester Mercury]]'', 19 December 2007</ref>

Leicester City Council underwent a major reorganisation of children's services in 2006, creating a new Children and Young People's Services department.