Academy sponsor led · Leicester

North Mead Primary Academy

3–11Ages
447Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141221URN

Northfield Road, Leicester, LE4 9DL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2018

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · Jan 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.2 below Leicester median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicester

69 applications for 49 places · 54th of 72 in Leicester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2018

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · Jan 2024

Inspection history

25 January 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
3 July 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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Leicester median (1.6) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

69 applications · 49 places offered · 48 named it first

2026 1.4; Leicester median median 1.6
2025 1.2; Leicester median median 1.7
2024 1.3; Leicester median median 1.7
2023 1.3; Leicester median median 1.6
2022 1.2; Leicester median median 1.6
2021 1.3; Leicester median median 1.7
2020 1.4; Leicester median median 1.7
2019 1.3; Leicester median median 1.5
2018 1.3; Leicester median median 1.6
2017 1.2; Leicester median median 1.6
2016 1.5; Leicester median median 1.9
2015 1.5; Leicester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Leicester median median 1.7; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Leicester median in 0 of 11 years.

This school
Leicester median

Dashed bars: as Northfield House Primary School (URN 120020), the previous school.

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	49	69	1.4	48	0.98
Sep 2025	42	51	1.2	41	0.98
Sep 2024	54	72	1.3	54	1.00
Sep 2023	60	77	1.3	58	0.97
Sep 2022	58	72	1.2	58	1.00
Sep 2021	59	74	1.3	54	0.92
Sep 2020	40	54	1.4	39	0.98
Sep 2019	43	55	1.3	40	0.93
Sep 2018	27	36	1.3	28	1.04
Sep 2017	39	47	1.2	35	0.90
Sep 2016	24	37	1.5	23	0.96
Sep 2015 *	45	68	1.5	45	1.00
Sep 2014 *	37	54	1.5	31	0.84

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 86% · Maths 83% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%17th of 71 in Leicester

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Leicester 74% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Leicester 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Leicester 71% England 75%

Greater depth36%

Leicester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Leicester 76% England 77%

Higher standard36%

Leicester 28% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	69%	22%	103	106
2023/24	83%	32%	110	106
2022/23	85%	24%	110	108

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

North Mead Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good · improving2024

1.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Wyvern Primary School
0.7 km · Leicester

2026

1.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Merrydale Infant School
0.8 km · Leicester

Good2023

1.3applications per place
Merrydale Junior School
0.8 km · Leicester

Standards maintained2025

67%met the SATs standard
Rushey Mead Primary School
1.0 km · Leicester

Remains Good2024

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

Good2023

1.4applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
St Barnabas CofE Primary School
1.2 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Falcons Primary School
1.2 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Green Lane Infant School
1.4 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place

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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141221 · 856/2005
Trust: The Mead Educational Trust
Capacity: 332 pupils · 447 on roll
Free school meals: 38.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2015
Replaced: Northfield House Primary School (URN 120020)
Address: Northfield Road, Leicester, LE4 9DL
Local authority: Leicester

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