Kibworth Mead Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Leicestershire
Smeeton Road, Leicester, LE8 0LG
72
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 27/02/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.9%
20.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
852
Capacity used
Nearly full95%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
149 of 149 families who put it first got an offer
173
Places offered
265
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 149 | 149 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 30 | 6 | ● 20% |
| 3rd preference | 46 | 3 | ● 7% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 40 | 4 | ● 10% |
| Total | 265 | 162 | 61% |
1st preference success by year
Leicestershire lets families list 5 preferences. 4 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Steve Piggott
- Address
- Smeeton Road, Kibworth, Leicester, LE8 0LG
- Phone
- 01162792238
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Kibworths · Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137540
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 16% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE MEAD EDUCATIONAL TRUST
852 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
27 February 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 857 pupils
Attendance
91.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 50.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.01 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 55% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 72% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.45 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 50.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 70.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 17% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.21 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 171 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 169 | 21% | 59% | 79% | |
| English Language | 169 | 12% | 52% | 69% | |
| English Literature | 165 | 13% | 53% | 76% | |
| Combined Science | 109 | 3% | 36% | 67% | |
| Geography | 72 | 32% | 71% | 82% | |
| History | 71 | 20% | 52% | 61% | |
| Biology | 58 | 43% | 91% | 100% | |
| Physics | 58 | 41% | 88% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 58 | 36% | 91% | 100% | |
| Business | 52 | 13% | 42% | 67% | |
| Spanish | 36 | 25% | 61% | 83% | |
| Art and Design | 31 | 13% | 52% | 77% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Leicestershire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.