Abbey Mead Primary Academy

State-Funded School

abbey-mead-primary-academy-leicester-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

LeicesterLocal Authority

Leicester EastConstituency

LE4 5HHPostcode

9.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Abbey Mead Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Leicester, East Midlands.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 718 pupils. Abbey Mead Primary Academy is part of THE MEAD EDUCATIONAL TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 72%
Higher standard: 15%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 109

Ethnicity

White

Asian

91%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

718

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

12%

England average

27%

First language not English

95%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 718
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: THE MEAD EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
17 Apr 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
10 Mar 2011	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.