North Mead Primary Academy | Primary in Leicester | Ofsted & DfE

69%

RWM expected · 2024/25

22%

RWM higher · 2024/25

441

Pupils · 2024/25

78%

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

69%

RWM expected · 2024/25

22%

RWM higher · 2024/25

441

Pupils · 2024/25

78%

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

69%

RWM expected · 2024/25

22%

RWM higher · 2024/25

441

Pupils · 2024/25

78%

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 25/01/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityLeicester

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio24.7:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of North Mead Primary Academy · Primary · Leicester

Part ofTHE MEAD EDUCATIONAL TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

69%

-14pp

85%77%69%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 69%

RWM higher standard

22%

-10pp

32%22%12%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 22%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

71%

Reading higher standard

32%

Writing expected standard

86%

Writing higher standard

36%

Maths expected standard

83%

Maths higher standard

36%

Science expected standard

86%

SPAG expected standard

83%

SPAG higher standard

51%

Reading scaled score

103.0

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

441

Pupil : teacher ratio

24.7

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

78%

FSM eligible

39%

SEN

18%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

10%

Contact

Address

Northfield Road, Leicester, LE4 9DL

Local authority

Leicester

Website

www.north-tmet.uk

Telephone

01162767761

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	69%	22%	71%	32%	86%	36%	83%	36%	86%	83%	103.0	106.0	108.0	—	—	—	18%	441
2023/24	83%	32%	83%	68%	83%	35%	83%	38%	85%	85%	110.0	106.0	107.0	—	—	—	12%	442
2022/23	85%	24%	88%	56%	86%	31%	86%	41%	85%	85%	110.0	108.0	107.0	+7.20	+5.40	+5.40	11%	445
2018/19	84%	25%	85%	35%	85%	33%	87%	53%	80%	85%	105.0	107.0	106.0	+4.10	+4.90	+5.20	13%	421
2017/18	80%	12%	82%	31%	84%	24%	84%	31%	84%	84%	106.0	106.0	106.0	+5.70	+3.90	+5.80	—	409
2016/17	84%	10%	86%	20%	90%	28%	88%	16%	90%	90%	104.0	104.0	106.0	+4.60	+5.80	+3.10	11%	419

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	441	24.7	18%	78%	39%	5%	10%
2023/24	442	23.3	12%	78%	41%	5%	13%
2022/23	445	22.7	11%	78%	40%	6%	15%
2021/22	444	24.2	10%	79%	39%	7%	25%
2020/21	428	25.2	9%	79%	37%	—	—
2018/19	421	21.7	13%	75%	40%	5%	12%
2017/18	—	21.2	—	—	—	5%	17%
2016/17	419	21.0	11%	69%	42%	5%	16%