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EnglandEast MidlandsLeicesterLE5 1TGKestrel Mead Primary Academy
Primary

Kestrel Mead Primary Academy

Primary

Leicester · Leicester · LE5 1TG www.kestrel-tmet.uk

Pupils
792
cap. 866
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
792
Pupils · 2024/25
55%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
792
Pupils · 2024/25
55%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 18/04/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLeicester
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Kestrel Mead Primary Academy · Primary · Leicester

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
79%
+9pp
79%74%68%
'23'24'25
'25 · 79%
RWM higher standard
10%
+6pp
10%7%4%
'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
84%
Reading higher standard
50%
Writing expected standard
82%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
84%
Maths higher standard
35%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
80%
SPAG higher standard
46%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
792
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
55%
FSM eligible
23%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Maidenwell Avenue, Hamilton, Leicester, LE5 1TG
Local authority
Leicester
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2579%10%84%50%82%13%84%35%89%80%107.0106.0108.015%792
2023/2470%4%83%44%79%8%77%32%90%81%107.0105.0107.014%818
2022/2368%9%76%30%76%10%83%35%80%83%105.0105.0106.0+0.70+0.60+1.5015%796

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2579223.215%55%23%5%14%
2023/2481821.114%57%24%5%12%
2022/2379622.615%57%22%7%22%
2021/2275820.814%58%23%7%20%
2020/2170720.514%61%21%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.