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Rushey Mead Academy

Secondary · Leicester · LE4 7AN
→ StableRanks above 78% of area schools (10 secondary schools in Leicester)

Note Ofsted report cards grade each area separately with no single overall grade. This headline is a School Finder summary of the weakest core area, not an Ofsted grade.

✨ Hidden gem Pupils here make more progress than at most schools — it does better than its intake would predict. Based on DfE progress measures (Progress 8 / KS2), not an Ofsted grade.

Results & progress

Department for Education data, 2023/24. Progress measures are value-added (how much pupils progressed versus similar pupils nationally) — a fairer signal than raw results, which partly reflect a school’s intake. Progress 8 is not published for later years (those cohorts missed their KS2 baseline in the pandemic).

Progress 8+0.9 — Well above average
Attainment 854.4
Grade 5+ in English & Maths60%
EBacc average point score5.3

School details

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TypeAcademy converter
GenderMixed
AdmissionsNon-selective
Age range11–16
Pupils on roll1,804
Sixth formNo
Nursery classesNo
Academy trustTHE MEAD EDUCATIONAL TRUST
SettingUrban

Inspection history

Ofsted report card — Exceptional

Inspected 12/05/2026 · Safeguarding: Met
InclusionExceptional
AchievementExceptional
Safeguarding standardsMet
Curriculum and teachingExceptional
Attendance and behaviourExceptional
Leadership and governanceExceptional
Personal development and wellbeingExceptional

Previous framework (overall effectiveness) — Outstanding

Inspected 08/03/2022 · Safeguarding: Yes
Personal developmentOutstanding
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding

Local house prices

Homes within 1 mile sold for a median of £265,000 (1056 sales in the window).

A neighbourhood indicator from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. It is not a catchment measure and does not imply any link between school quality and house prices.