Knighton Mead Primary Academy

State-Funded School

knighton-mead-primary-academy-leicester-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

LeicesterLocal Authority

Leicester SouthConstituency

LE2 6LGPostcode

1.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 233 pupils. Knighton Mead Primary Academy is part of THE MEAD EDUCATIONAL TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 50%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

39%

Asian

26%

Black

18%

Mixed

11%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

233

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

33%

England average

27%

First language not English

45%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 233
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: THE MEAD EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 12 March 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
10 Mar 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.