Community school · Leicester

Rushey Mead Primary School

3–11Ages
532Pupils
PrimaryPhase
120009URN

Gipsy Lane, Leicester, LE4 6RB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Apr 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.4 above Leicester median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicester

79 applications for 40 places · 10th of 72 in Leicester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

46%met the expected standard

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Apr 2024

Inspection history

17 April 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
15 May 2018
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Leicester median (1.6) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

79 applications · 40 places offered · 39 named it first

2026 2.0; Leicester median median 1.6
2025 1.6; Leicester median median 1.7
2024 2.6; Leicester median median 1.7
2023 2.1; Leicester median median 1.6
2022 1.9; Leicester median median 1.6
2021 1.8; Leicester median median 1.7
2020 1.7; Leicester median median 1.7
2019 1.6; Leicester median median 1.5
2018 1.4; Leicester median median 1.6
2017 1.7; Leicester median median 1.6
2016 2.2; Leicester median median 1.9
2015 2.1; Leicester median median 1.9
2014 1.4; Leicester median median 1.7

This school
Leicester median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	40	79	2.0	39	0.98
Sep 2025	50	80	1.6	47	0.94
Sep 2024	35	90	2.6	35	1.00
Sep 2023	37	76	2.1	36	0.97
Sep 2022	53	98	1.9	53	1.00
Sep 2021	50	91	1.8	46	0.92
Sep 2020	57	96	1.7	52	0.91
Sep 2019	54	84	1.6	52	0.96
Sep 2018	54	77	1.4	51	0.94
Sep 2017	49	84	1.7	45	0.92
Sep 2016	65	144	2.2	58	0.89
Sep 2015	50	104	2.1	43	0.86
Sep 2014	60	86	1.4	37	0.62

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 51% · Maths 70% → all three 46% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard46%61st of 71 in Leicester

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Leicester 74% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Leicester 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard51%

Leicester 71% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Leicester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Leicester 76% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Leicester 28% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Leicester median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	46%	4%	105	103
2023/24	52%	4%	104	103
2022/23	56%	5%	104	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Rushey Mead Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.3 km · Leicester

Good2023

1.4applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Mellor Community Primary School
0.4 km · Leicester

Remains Good · improving2023

1.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Wyvern Primary School
0.5 km · Leicester

2026

1.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Abbey Mead Primary Academy
0.9 km · Leicester

Outstanding2024

1.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Herrick Primary School
1.0 km · Leicester

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
North Mead Primary Academy
1.0 km · Leicester

Remains Good · improving2024

1.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Catherine Infant School
1.2 km · Leicester

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place
Catherine Junior School
1.2 km · Leicester

Good2023

43%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 120009 · 856/2231
Capacity: 566 pupils · 532 on roll
Free school meals: 11.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Gipsy Lane, Leicester, LE4 6RB
Local authority: Leicester

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources