Queensmead Primary Academy

Queensmead Primary Academy remains a good school where pupils are happy, safe, and eager to learn. The school demonstrates a strong commitment to fostering a positive and ambitious learning environment, with effective support for pupils at all stages, particularly in reading and for those with special educational needs. The early years program provides a solid foundation for children, encouraging curiosity and independence. Strong relationships and excellent behavior among pupils contribute to a supportive school culture, akin to an extended family. Overall, the school's ethos promotes well-being and respect for diversity, which is reflected in its vibrant displays of student achievements.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy, safe, and enthusiastic about learning.
• Reading is taught effectively and is prioritized within the curriculum.
• Support for pupils with special educational needs is well implemented.
• The early years setting is organized and promotes positive learning attitudes.
• Pupils participate in extensive extracurricular activities and leadership opportunities.

Areas for Improvement

• Attendance levels need improvement, with too many pupils missing school for extended periods.
• Some foundation subjects lack sufficient opportunities for pupils to revisit key knowledge.

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 Queensmead Primary Academy attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

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, 0.0% of pupils at Queensmead Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were 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 Queensmead Primary Academy had 21.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

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, 10.3% of pupils at Queensmead Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Queensmead Primary Academy received £7,542 and spent £7,688 for each of its 377 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £508,000 (£1,349 per pupil).

Across all 37 schools of Greenwood Academies Trust, income was £8,670 and spending £8,578 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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Queensmead Primary Academy is part of Greenwood Academies Trust, which runs 38 schools. The nearest others:

• Nethergate Academy Nottingham
• Kingswood Secondary Academy Corby
• Danesholme Junior Academy Corby
• Danesholme Infant Academy Corby
• Studfall Junior Academy Corby
• Studfall Infant Academy Corby
• Kingswood Primary Academy Corby
• Hazel Leys Academy Corby
• Corby Primary Academy Corby
• Nottingham Academy Nottingham

What is Queensmead Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Queensmead Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Queensmead Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Queensmead Primary Academy was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Queensmead Primary Academy have?

Queensmead Primary Academy has 370 pupils on roll.

What age range does Queensmead Primary Academy cover?

Queensmead Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Queensmead Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Queensmead Primary Academy?

Queensmead Primary Academy is at Winstanley Drive, Braunstone, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 1PF.