Kibworth Mead Academy

Kibworth Mead Academy has made significant improvements since its previous inadequate inspection, now achieving a 'Good' rating overall. The school fosters positive relationships between staff and students, with a strong emphasis on pupils' well-being and effective safeguarding practices. Leadership is clear and ambitious, promoting a culture of striving for excellence. Parents express high satisfaction with the education their children receive, noting the supportive environment that encourages pupil engagement and enjoyment of school activities.

Strengths

• Strong pastoral system supporting pupils' well-being
• Ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum
• Effective safeguarding arrangements
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils
• Wide range of extracurricular activities
• Good use of assessment to support learning
• Strong support for pupils with SEND

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent implementation of the curriculum in some lessons
• Occasional low-level disruption due to inconsistent behavior management

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Kibworth Mead Academy attended 91.9% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 20.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.6% of pupils at Kibworth Mead Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Kibworth Mead Academy had 19.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.8% of pupils at Kibworth Mead Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 5.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Kibworth Mead Academy received £7,453 and spent £7,330 for each of its 829 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £784,000 (£946 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of The Mead Educational Trust, income was £8,481 and spending £7,789 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Leicester · Leicestershire local authority: places and applications

Kibworth Mead Academy is part of The Mead Educational Trust, which runs 16 schools. The nearest others:

• Oaklands Mead Academy Leicester
• Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy Leicester
• Thurnby Mead Primary Academy Leicester
• Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy Leicester
• Knighton Mead Primary Academy Leicester
• Netherhall Mead Academy Leicester
• Orchard Mead Academy Leicester
• Kestrel Mead Primary Academy Leicester
• North Mead Primary Academy Leicester
• Castle Mead Academy Leicester

What is Kibworth Mead Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Kibworth Mead Academy is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was Kibworth Mead Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Kibworth Mead Academy was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Kibworth Mead Academy have?

Kibworth Mead Academy has 852 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kibworth Mead Academy cover?

Kibworth Mead Academy for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Kibworth Mead Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 46.9, and 39% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Kibworth Mead Academy?

Kibworth Mead Academy is at Smeeton Road, Kibworth, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE8 0LG.