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Castle Mead Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Free school
Richard III Road, Leicester LE3 5QT · castle-tmet.uk · 0116 214 3150
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48
- average Attainment 8 score. Leicester 45.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.97 mi
- 1.56 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Leicester Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,223
- 23 over 1,200 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 51.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.97 mi (1.56 km) from the school. Source: Leicester Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 278 families put the school first and 250 places were offered; 81% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 250 | 278 | 1.1▲ | 81% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 250 | 316 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 250 | 354 | 1.4▲ | 68% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 250 | 339 | 1.4▲ | 69% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 240 | 263 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.97 mi1.56 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48, and 55.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Leicester it was 45.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●48 | 46 | ||
| ▲55.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲70.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲78.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.56 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
Left in 2023/24
| School sixth form | 17.1 |
|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 40.8 |
| Further education | 28.8 |
| Other education | 0.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.3 |
| Employment | 0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.1 |
| Activity not captured | 3.8 |
Ofsted
Castle Mead Academy was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 24 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 24 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (115 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 115
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 28 parents (24%) with SEND