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EnglandEast MidlandsLeicesterLE5 2NAWillowbrook Mead Primary Academy
Primary

Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy

Primary

Leicester · Leicester · LE5 2NA http://www.willowbrook-tmet.uk

Pupils
456
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
456
Pupils · 2024/25
34%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
456
Pupils · 2024/25
34%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 28/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLeicester
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio25.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy · Primary · Leicester

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
73%
+6pp
84%69%54%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
RWM higher standard
14%
+7pp
23%15%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 14%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
49%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
37%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
41%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
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
456
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
34%
FSM eligible
36%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Roborough Green, Thurnby Lodge, Leicester, LE5 2NA
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
2024/2573%14%81%49%80%14%78%37%86%75%106.0106.0105.017%456
2023/2467%7%70%23%75%13%75%31%87%72%104.0104.0104.016%450
2022/2354%10%62%20%80%13%79%18%85%69%101.0104.0103.0-3.40+0.60+0.3014%457
2018/1984%23%86%45%88%28%91%36%94%86%108.0108.0108.0+4.30+2.00+4.0014%468
2017/1876%12%78%33%90%26%86%31%90%88%105.0106.0106.0+1.60+2.20+3.40467
2016/1774%14%78%33%84%34%81%31%83%69%104.0105.0105.0+0.00+1.90+0.5012%462

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
2024/2545624.317%34%36%6%17%
2023/2445018.516%32%36%7%20%
2022/2345722.214%31%33%7%22%
2021/2245820.715%34%34%6%19%
2020/2145325.513%34%33%
2018/1946823.614%21%40%4%11%
2017/1824.35%12%
2016/1746224.012%20%40%5%12%

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