Academy sponsor led · Leicester

Fosse Mead Primary Academy

3–11Ages
433Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148391URN

Balfour Street, Leicester, LE3 5EA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Good

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

90 applications for 57 places · 39th of 72 in Leicester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%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 · 2 July 2024Ofsted'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

1.6applications per place, Reception

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

90 applications · 57 places offered · 53 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 1.5; Leicester median median 1.6
2022 1.7; Leicester median median 1.6
2021 1.2; Leicester median median 1.7; as the previous school
2020 1.3; Leicester median median 1.7; as the previous school
2019 1.4; Leicester median median 1.5; as the previous school
2018 1.7; Leicester median median 1.6; as the previous school
2017 1.5; Leicester median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 2.6; Leicester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.5; Leicester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Leicester median median 1.7; as the previous school

This school
Leicester median

Dashed bars: as Fosse Primary School (URN 120089), Slater Primary School (URN 120101), 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	57	90	1.6	53	0.93
Sep 2025	45	76	1.7	40	0.89
Sep 2024	50	80	1.6	42	0.84
Sep 2023	56	81	1.5	44	0.79
Sep 2022	37	61	1.7	37	1.00
Sep 2021 *	58	67	1.2	50	0.86
Sep 2020 *	60	75	1.3	51	0.85
Sep 2019 *	55	78	1.4	46	0.84
Sep 2018 *	49	81	1.7	44	0.90
Sep 2017 *	57	83	1.5	49	0.86
Sep 2016 *	45	115	2.6	49	1.09
Sep 2015 *	45	114	2.5	62	1.38
Sep 2014 *	45	100	2.2	58	1.29

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 63% · Maths 70% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%44th of 71 in Leicester

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Leicester 74% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Leicester 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Leicester 71% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Leicester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Leicester 76% England 77%

Higher standard13%

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	58%	7%	102	103
2023/24	63%	0%	103	103
2022/23	33%	5%	101	100

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

Fosse Mead Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

1.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Slater Primary School
0.5 km · Leicester

2026

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Inglehurst Junior School
0.7 km · Leicester

Good2023

56%met the SATs standard
Inglehurst Infant School
0.7 km · Leicester

Special measures 2026

1.8applications per place
Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School
0.9 km · Leicester

2026

1.3applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Stokes Wood Primary School
1.2 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
King Richard III Infant and Nursery School
1.2 km · Leicester

Requires improvement2024

2.1applications per place
Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.2 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Parks Primary School
1.3 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 85%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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148391 · 856/2009
Trust: The Mead Educational Trust
Capacity: 430 pupils · 433 on roll
Free school meals: 43.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2021
Replaced: Fosse Primary School (URN 120089); Slater Primary School (URN 120101)
Address: Balfour Street, Leicester, LE3 5EA
Local authority: Leicester

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