Academy converter · Leicester

Abbey Mead Primary Academy

3–11Ages
718Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147148URN

109 Ross Walk, Leicester, LE4 5HH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Leicester median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicester

128 applications for 82 places · 41st of 72 in Leicester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 5 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Leicester median (1.6) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

128 applications · 82 places offered · 81 named it first

2026 1.6; Leicester median median 1.6
2025 1.7; Leicester median median 1.7
2024 1.6; Leicester median median 1.7
2023 1.6; Leicester median median 1.6
2022 1.6; Leicester median median 1.6
2021 1.6; Leicester median median 1.7
2020 1.8; Leicester median median 1.7
2019 1.6; Leicester median median 1.5; as the previous school
2018 1.8; Leicester median median 1.6; as the previous school
2017 1.8; Leicester median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Leicester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Leicester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Leicester median median 1.7; as the previous school

This school
Leicester median

Dashed bars: as Abbey Primary Community School (URN 120063), 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	82	128	1.6	81	0.99
Sep 2025	90	153	1.7	95	1.06
Sep 2024	82	131	1.6	80	0.98
Sep 2023	89	142	1.6	96	1.08
Sep 2022	83	129	1.6	80	0.96
Sep 2021	90	146	1.6	114	1.27
Sep 2020	90	163	1.8	100	1.11
Sep 2019 *	90	148	1.6	93	1.03
Sep 2018 *	90	160	1.8	114	1.27
Sep 2017 *	90	158	1.8	111	1.23
Sep 2016 *	90	200	2.2	106	1.18
Sep 2015 *	89	194	2.2	109	1.22
Sep 2014 *	90	163	1.8	111	1.23

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 80% · Maths 89% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%16th of 71 in Leicester

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Leicester 74% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Leicester 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Leicester 71% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Leicester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Leicester 76% England 77%

Higher standard44%

Leicester 28% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	70%	15%	106	108
2023/24	72%	15%	107	109
2022/23	79%	18%	107	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

Abbey Mead Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

1.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.7 km · Leicester

Good2023

1.4applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Catherine Junior School
0.7 km · Leicester

Good2023

43%met the SATs standard
Mellor Community Primary School
0.8 km · Leicester

Remains Good · improving2023

1.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Catherine Infant School
0.9 km · Leicester

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place
Rushey Mead Primary School
0.9 km · Leicester

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Leicester

Some aspects not as strong2025

1.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Taylor Road Primary School
1.1 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place
Wolsey House Primary School
1.2 km · Leicester

2026

1.5applications per place 51%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: 147148 · 856/2337
Trust: The Mead Educational Trust
Capacity: 740 pupils · 718 on roll
Free school meals: 13.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2019
Replaced: Abbey Primary Community School (URN 120063)
Address: 109 Ross Walk, Leicester, LE4 5HH
Local authority: Leicester

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