Fosse Mead Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Leicester (Leicester).
Location
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).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Fosse Mead Primary Academy is a primary school located in Leicester. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 444 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 430. It is part of the THE MEAD EDUCATIONAL TRUST. The school is led by Ms Jay Virk.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Gardening
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 148391
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Constituency
- Leicester West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2021
Governing body (8 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathy Brown Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Emma Tuffey | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Lucy McNamara | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Karla Hussey | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Stuart Elliott | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Mariah Zaman | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Laura Hardman | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Elle Smith | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Jay Virk Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record