Castle Mead Academy
Free schools secondary school in Leicester (Leicester).
Attainment 8
46.3
▲ 0.1 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
46.4%
▲ 0.1pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
90.7%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
19.2
▲ 2.5 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
47.8%
▲ 20pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
16.1%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
102%
1,223 / 1,200 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Outstanding
last graded, 2023
Map of nearby schools
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).This schoolPrimarySecondaryAll-throughSpecialOther
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Nearby schools
nearest first80 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is King Richard III Infant and Nursery School, 0.3 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Richard III Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 0.3 mi | Primary | 269 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Shaftesbury Junior SchoolCommunity | 0.4 mi | Primary | 239 | Good, 2022 |
| Slater Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.5 mi | Primary | 189 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 5 |
| Fosse Mead Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.5 mi | Primary | 433 | Good, 2024 |
| De Montfort UniversityHigher education institutions | 0.5 mi | Higher education institutions | - | - |
| Indie EducationOther independent special | 0.6 mi | Special | - | - |
| Cherryleas Assessment CentreMiscellaneous | 0.7 mi | Miscellaneous | - | - |
| Inglehurst Infant SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.7 mi | Primary | 228 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Inglehurst Junior SchoolCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 308 | Good, 2023 |
| The Children's Hospital SchoolFoundation special | 0.8 mi | Special | 112 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Outstanding (Jun 2017) |
| Dovelands Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.8 mi | Primary | 534 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Christ the King Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 645 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Beauchamp City Sixth FormFree schools 16 to 19 | 0.8 mi | 16 plus | 1,041 | - |
| Brook Mead AcademyFree schools | 0.9 mi | Secondary | 1,104 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Hazel Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 410 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all seven areas |
| Fullhurst Community CollegeFoundation | 1.0 mi | Secondary | 1,441 | Good, 2023 |
| Imperial Avenue Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 300 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2017) |
| West Gate SchoolFoundation special | 1.1 mi | Special | 199 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| Leicester CollegeFurther education | 1.1 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Taylor Road Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 612 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Moat Community CollegeCommunity | 1.1 mi | Secondary | 1,091 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2014) |
| Stokes Wood Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 429 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2013) |
| Leicester Therapeutic SchoolOther independent special | 1.1 mi | Special | - | - |
| Darul Madinah Leicester LtdOther independent | 1.1 mi | Independent | 4 | - |
| Sparkenhoe Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 450 | Good, 2023 |
| Avicenna SchoolOther independent | 1.2 mi | Independent | 27 | - |
| Parks Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 453 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Alderman Richard Hallam Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 881 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Charnwood Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 400 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Requires improvement |
| English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Secondary | 1,143 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (May 2014, previous school) |
| Highfields Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 352 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Good |
| Al-Islamia Institute for EducationOther independent | 1.3 mi | Independent | 103 | - |
| St Mary's Fields AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.3 mi | Primary | 433 | Requires improvement, 2023This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| Queensmead Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.3 mi | Primary | 370 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2018) |
| Abbey Mead Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 718 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| University of LeicesterHigher education institutions | 1.4 mi | Higher education institutions | - | - |
| Catherine Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 454 | Good, 2023 |
| Uplands Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 436 | Good, 2022 |
| Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Primary | 447 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Mar 2019) |
| Folville Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 355 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Apr 2016) |
| Shenton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 360 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2020Last graded Good (Mar 2011, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Medway Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 466 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (Jun 2013) |
| Beaumont Leys SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Secondary | 1,062 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 3 key judgements, Good in 1 |
| WQE and Regent College GroupFurther education | 1.5 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| The Herewoode AcademyAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Secondary | 979 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Catherine Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 378 | Outstanding, 2019Ungraded inspection Feb 2025, no grade given |
| Wolsey House Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 576 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Bridge Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 295 | Requires improvement, 2022This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 310 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 |
| Barley Croft Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 324 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (May 2019) |
| Green Lane Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 278 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2016, previous school) |
| Darul Uloom LeicesterOther independent | 1.6 mi | Independent | 142 | - |
| Braunstone Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 429 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Feb 2025, no grade given |
| St Crispin's SchoolOther independent | 1.6 mi | Independent | 70 | - |
| Imam Muhammad Adam Institute Boys SchoolOther independent | 1.7 mi | Independent | 152 | - |
| Caldecote Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 600 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025Last graded Good (May 2016) |
| Forest Lodge AcademyAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 552 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2022Last graded Good (Jan 2015, previous school) |
| Emmanuel Christian SchoolOther independent | 1.7 mi | Independent | 59 | - |
| Jameah Boys AcademyOther independent | 1.7 mi | Independent | 190 | - |
| Jameah AcademyOther independent | 1.7 mi | Independent | 217 | - |
| Knighton Mead Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 233 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Feb 2016, previous school) |
| Educ8 LeicestershireOther independent special | 1.8 mi | Special | 15 | - |
| St John the Baptist CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.8 mi | Primary | 602 | Good, 2023 |
| Spinney Hill Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 687 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Sep 2017) |
| Spark Vale AcademyOther independent special | 1.8 mi | Special | 4 | - |
| Avenue Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 545 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025Last graded Good (Apr 2016) |
| Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 172 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2016, previous school) |
| The Imam Muhammad Adam Institute SchoolOther independent | 1.9 mi | Independent | 224 | - |
| Buswells Lodge Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.9 mi | Primary | 353 | Requires improvement, 2022This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| Millgate SchoolAcademy special converter | 1.9 mi | Special | 123 | Outstanding, 2019Ungraded inspection Nov 2024, no grade given |
| The Hall SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 490 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 221 | Good, 2023 |
| Mellor Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 578 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2014) |
| Babington AcademyAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 1,339 | Good, 2023 |
| Ellesmere CollegeCommunity special | 1.9 mi | Special | 441 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Woodstock Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 328 | Requires improvement, 2023 |
| Evington Valley Primary SchoolCommunity | 2.0 mi | Primary | 339 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Dec 2012) |
| Madani Boys SchoolVoluntary aided | 2.0 mi | Secondary | 450 | Ungraded inspection, May 2025Last graded Good (Jan 2016) |
| Madani Girls' SchoolVoluntary aided | 2.0 mi | Secondary | 452 | Good, 2022 |
| Rushey Mead Primary SchoolCommunity | 2.0 mi | Primary | 532 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (May 2018) |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 20% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 2 of 10).
Overall deprivation2
Income2
Employment4
Education and skills2
Health2
Crime1
Barriers to housing and services3
Living environment2
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 315
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