Castle Mead Academy | School performance

70%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

55%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

48.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

78%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1121.0

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,240

Pupils · 2024/25

44%

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

70%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

55%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

48.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

78%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1121.0

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,240

Pupils · 2024/25

44%

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

70%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

55%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

48.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

78%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1121.0

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,240

Pupils · 2024/25

44%

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 24/10/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityLeicester

PhaseSecondary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio19.2:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Castle Mead Academy · Secondary · Leicester

Part ofTHE MEAD EDUCATIONAL TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

70%

-0pp

70%70%70%

'24'25

'25 · 70%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

55%

+5pp

55%53%50%

'24'25

'25 · 55%

Attainment 8

48.0

+1.0

48.047.547.0

'24'25

'25 · 48.0

EBacc entry

78%

-3pp

81%80%78%

'24'25

'25 · 78%

EBacc APS

1121.0

+52.3

1121.01094.81068.6

'24'25

'25 · 1121.0

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,240

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

44%

FSM eligible

45%

SEN

19%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

23%

Contact

Address

Richard III Road, Leicester, LE3 5QT

Local authority

Leicester

Website

https://www.castle-tmet.uk/

Telephone

01162143150

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	70%	55%	48.0	Not applicable	78%	1121.0	86%	1,240
2023/24	70%	50%	47.0	+0.14	81%	1068.6	86%	1,227
2022/23	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	966
2021/22	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	716

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,240	20.4	19%	44%	45%	9%	23%
2023/24	1,227	18.0	19%	40%	39%	9%	22%
2022/23	966	17.6	16%	37%	35%	8%	22%
2021/22	716	18.0	16%	31%	33%	8%	22%
2020/21	481	18.2	15%	33%	35%	—	—