Rushey Mead Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Leicester
Melton Road, Leicester, LE4 7AN
78
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 08/03/2022
Application demand
79%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.3%
16.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,804
Capacity used
Over capacity111%
1,620 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
79%
1st preference success rate
338 of 426 families who put it first got an offer
358
Places offered
814
Total applications
2.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 426 | 338 | ● 79% |
| 2nd preference | 242 | 19 | ● 8% |
| 3rd preference | 108 | 1 | ● 1% |
| 4th preference | 38 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 814 | 358 | 44% |
1st preference success by year
Leicester lets families list 4 preferences. 108 applications came from outside the council area (18 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
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Victoria Barwell
- Address
- Melton Road, Leicester, LE4 7AN
- Phone
- 01162663730
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Ward / constituency
- Rushey Mead · Leicester East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141916
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 22% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 89% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE MEAD EDUCATIONAL TRUST
1,804 pupils · 1,620 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
12 May 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Exceptional Achievement Exceptional Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Exceptional Attendance and behaviour Exceptional Leadership and governance Exceptional Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Exceptional Post-16 provision Not applicable - 22
08 March 2022
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,808 pupils
Attendance
94.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
16.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
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 | 54.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.90 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 60% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.33 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 51.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 51.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 64.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 81.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.05 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 322 | — |
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 | 318 | 27% | 60% | 69% | |
| English Language | 318 | 19% | 53% | 69% | |
| English Literature | 312 | 23% | 63% | 79% | |
| Religious Studies | 309 | 34% | 70% | 81% | |
| French | 280 | 34% | 73% | 80% | |
| Combined Science | 244 | 14% | 52% | 67% | |
| History | 143 | 38% | 66% | 79% | |
| Geography | 119 | 29% | 55% | 72% | |
| Biology | 73 | 68% | 99% | 100% | |
| Physics | 73 | 79% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 73 | 81% | 100% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 65 | 49% | 82% | 83% |
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 Leicester 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.