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Thurnby Mead Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Dudley Avenue, Leicester LE5 2EG · thurnby-tmet.uk · 0116 241 3086
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · May 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 43%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Leicester 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Leicester Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 248
- 38 over 210 places · 118%
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 28%
- First language not English
- 54.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Leicester Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 24 families put the school first and 27 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 27 | 24 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 34 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 37 | 1.2▲ | 73% |
Results
In 2024/25, 43% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% the higher standard. Across Leicester it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼43% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 120057)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 21 May 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Thurnby Mead Primary Academy was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 20 May 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (23 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 23
- 9% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 96% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied