North Mead Primary Academy

State-Funded School

north-mead-primary-academy-leicester-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

LeicesterLocal Authority

Leicester EastConstituency

LE4 9DLPostcode

8.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

North 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 447 pupils. North Mead Primary Academy is part of THE MEAD EDUCATIONAL TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 83%
Higher standard: 32%
Reading score: 110
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

19%

Asian

61%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

447

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

34%

England average

27%

First language not English

76%

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: 447
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.

School remains Good (Improving)

Ungraded inspection on 25 January 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one. Ofsted has scheduled a full graded inspection as a result.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
10 Sept 2018	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.