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EnglandEast MidlandsLeicesterLE4 6RBRushey Mead Primary School
Primary

Rushey Mead Primary School

Primary

Leicester · Leicester · LE4 6RB www.rusheymead-pri.leicester.sch.uk/

Pupils
547
cap. 588
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
46%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
547
Pupils · 2024/25
97%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
46%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
547
Pupils · 2024/25
97%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 17/04/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLeicester
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Rushey Mead Primary School · Primary · Leicester

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
46%
-6pp
63%55%46%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 46%
RWM higher standard
4%
0pp
6%5%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
63%
Reading higher standard
26%
Writing expected standard
51%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
70%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
64%
SPAG expected standard
63%
SPAG higher standard
29%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
547
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
97%
FSM eligible
12%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Gipsy Lane, Leicester, LE4 6RB
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
2024/2546%4%63%26%51%4%70%20%64%63%105.0103.0105.016%547
2023/2452%4%64%19%64%5%68%19%64%67%104.0103.0106.014%576
2022/2356%5%70%18%66%8%65%30%70%70%104.0104.0104.0+3.40+4.50+4.6012%576
2018/1963%6%75%18%70%11%81%16%73%61%103.0105.0102.0+3.50+1.50+4.0013%600
2017/1849%5%51%18%64%6%61%15%65%53%99.0101.0100.0-3.00-1.60-1.3012%597
2016/1747%0%48%5%71%1%61%16%75%55%99.0101.0104.0-4.00+0.30-1.2011%624

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
2024/2554721.416%97%12%5%16%
2023/2457622.614%97%12%5%16%
2022/2357623.512%97%14%5%16%
2021/2256620.712%97%14%5%15%
2020/2157124.412%95%13%
2018/1960022.013%94%14%4%8%
2017/1859722.212%92%16%4%10%
2016/1762420.311%92%20%4%11%

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