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Kibworth Mead Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Smeeton Road, Kibworth, Leicester LE8 0LG · kibworth-tmet.uk · 0116 279 2238
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Leicestershire 46.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 852
- 95% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 15.6%
- First language not English
- 3.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 169 families put the school first and 178 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 178 | 169 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 173 | 149 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 141 | 127 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 138 | 124 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 136 | 126 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.8, and 50.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Leicestershire it was 46.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲50.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲70.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼17.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.21 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 34.3 | +5.7 |
| Sixth form college | 27.8 | −0.8 |
| Further education | 27.8 | −0.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.2 | −3.4 |
| Employment | 1.2 | −3.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.7 | +0.7 |
| Activity not captured | 3 | +1.9 |
Ofsted
Kibworth Mead Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 27 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 27 Feb 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, May 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Nov 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
May 2022Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Apr 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jul 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
70% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (244 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 70%
- Replies
- 244
- 30% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 85 parents (35%) with SEND