Brook Mead Academy

Brook Mead Academy is performing exceptionally well, achieving outstanding ratings across all aspects of the inspection. This is the school's first inspection since opening, and it has demonstrated a strong commitment to providing a high-quality education for its pupils. The principal and staff have established a culture of ambition, inclusivity, and support for all students, enabling them to excel academically and socially. The school effectively addresses social inequalities and ensures that every pupil feels safe and valued within the community.

Strengths

• Exceptional quality of education with high expectations for all pupils.
• Clear, consistent routines that minimize disruption to learning.
• Strong partnerships with families, helping to improve attendance.
• Diverse and inclusive school community that respects various cultures.
• Meticulously planned curriculum that supports long-term retention of 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 Brook Mead Academy attended 93.8% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 18.3% 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, 11.4% of pupils at Brook Mead Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 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 Brook Mead Academy had 18.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.8% 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, 11.0% of pupils at Brook Mead Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.9% 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 Brook Mead Academy received £8,613 and spent £7,021 for each of its 852 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £806,000 (£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

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

• Fosse Mead Primary Academy Leicester
• Castle Mead Academy Leicester
• Abbey Mead Primary Academy Leicester
• Rushey Mead Academy Leicester
• Knighton Mead Primary Academy Leicester
• North Mead Primary Academy Leicester
• Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy Leicester
• Brookvale Groby Learning Campus Leicester
• Oaklands Mead Academy Leicester
• Thurnby Mead Primary Academy Leicester

What is Brook Mead Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Brook Mead Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Brook Mead Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Brook Mead Academy was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Brook Mead Academy have?

Brook Mead Academy has 1,104 pupils on roll.

What age range does Brook Mead Academy cover?

Brook Mead Academy for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Brook Mead Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 46.6, and 47% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Brook Mead Academy?

Brook Mead Academy is at 2 Garland Crescent, Leicester, LE3 9BN.