Academy converter · Leicester

Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy

3–11Ages
436Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142857URN

Roborough Green, Thurnby Lodge, Leicester, LE5 2NA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

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

70 applications for 35 places · 8th of 72 in Leicester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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) close to England median (2.2)

70 applications · 35 places offered · 35 named it first

2026 2.0; Leicester median median 1.6
2025 1.9; Leicester median median 1.7
2024 1.5; Leicester median median 1.7
2023 1.5; Leicester median median 1.6
2022 1.5; Leicester median median 1.6
2021 1.5; Leicester median median 1.7
2020 1.3; Leicester median median 1.7
2019 1.5; Leicester median median 1.5
2018 1.6; Leicester median median 1.6
2017 1.3; Leicester median median 1.6
2016 1.9; Leicester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Leicester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Leicester median median 1.7; as the previous school

This school
Leicester median

Dashed bars: as Willowbrook Primary School (URN 120056), 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	35	70	2.0	35	1.00
Sep 2025	35	65	1.9	34	0.97
Sep 2024	43	63	1.5	41	0.95
Sep 2023	60	90	1.5	65	1.08
Sep 2022	59	86	1.5	51	0.86
Sep 2021	50	76	1.5	47	0.94
Sep 2020	56	75	1.3	53	0.95
Sep 2019	62	95	1.5	64	1.03
Sep 2018	52	83	1.6	49	0.94
Sep 2017	54	72	1.3	48	0.89
Sep 2016 *	60	114	1.9	71	1.18
Sep 2015 *	53	81	1.5	47	0.89
Sep 2014 *	61	99	1.6	59	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 80% · Maths 78% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%12th of 71 in Leicester

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Leicester 74% England 78%

Higher standard49%

Leicester 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Leicester 71% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Leicester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Leicester 76% England 77%

Higher standard37%

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	73%	14%	106	106
2023/24	67%	7%	104	104
2022/23	54%	10%	101	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

Willowbrook Mead Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Fernvale Primary School
0.6 km · Leicestershire

Standards maintained2024

2.4applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Thurnby Mead Primary Academy
0.7 km · Leicester

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Leicestershire

2026

3.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Academy
1.2 km · Leicester

2026

1.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Scraptoft Valley Primary School
1.3 km · Leicester

Good2022

1.5applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Krishna Avanti Primary School
1.5 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Whitehall Primary School
1.7 km · Leicester

Good2024

1.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Kestrel Mead Primary Academy
2.1 km · Leicester

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 79%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142857 · 856/2327
Trust: The Mead Educational Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 436 on roll
Free school meals: 34.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2016
Replaced: Willowbrook Primary School (URN 120056)
Address: Roborough Green, Thurnby Lodge, Leicester, LE5 2NA
Local authority: Leicester

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