Thurnby Mead Primary Academy

State-Funded School

thurnby-mead-primary-academy-leicester-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

LeicesterLocal Authority

Leicester EastConstituency

LE5 2EGPostcode

7.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Thurnby 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 248 pupils. Thurnby Mead Primary Academy is part of THE MEAD EDUCATIONAL TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 74%
Higher standard: 9%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

22%

Asian

66%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

248

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

25%

England average

27%

First language not English

55%

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: Deprived
Total pupils: 248
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less 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 21 May 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
18 Oct 2012	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.