North Mead Primary Academy

North Mead Primary Academy continues to be recognized as a good school, demonstrating significant potential for achieving an outstanding grade in its next inspection. The inspection highlighted a strong commitment to fostering a joyful and aspirational learning environment, where pupils feel safe and valued. The leadership under Ben Burpitt, along with the support from The Mead Educational Trust, plays a crucial role in maintaining high expectations for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The school's curriculum is ambitious and inclusive, effectively catering to the diverse needs of its student body.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate exemplary behaviour and engagement in lessons.
• Strong emphasis on reading and phonics support for early learners.
• Well-resourced early years provision that prioritizes communication and language development.
• Inclusive curriculum that celebrates diversity and promotes British values.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND leading to positive outcomes.
• Well-led and managed school with supportive leadership.
• Broad range of extracurricular clubs and opportunities for personal development.

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 North Mead Primary Academy attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.4% 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, 0.2% of pupils at North Mead 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 North Mead Primary Academy had 23.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.9% 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, 14.5% of pupils at North Mead Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% 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 North Mead Primary Academy received £7,892 and spent £7,214 for each of its 416 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £393,000 (£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 · Leicester local authority: places and applications

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

• Rushey Mead Academy Leicester
• Abbey Mead Primary Academy Leicester
• Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy Leicester
• Kestrel Mead Primary Academy Leicester
• Thurnby Mead Primary Academy Leicester
• Orchard Mead Academy Leicester
• Netherhall Mead Academy Leicester
• Oaklands Mead Academy Leicester
• Fosse Mead Primary Academy Leicester
• Castle Mead Academy Leicester

What is North Mead Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for North Mead Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was North Mead Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

North Mead Primary Academy was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does North Mead Primary Academy have?

North Mead Primary Academy has 447 pupils on roll.

What age range does North Mead Primary Academy cover?

North Mead Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is North Mead Primary Academy?

North Mead Primary Academy is at Northfield Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 9DL.