Rushey Mead Academy
Melton Road, Leicester, LE4 7AN
1,804 pupils · 111% of 1,620 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE MEAD EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Free school meals
- 22.4%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 March 2022, published 9 May 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 51.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 64.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 81.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.16 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 356 | 413 | 820 | 356 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 358 | 426 | 814 | 358 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 354 | 415 | 826 | 354 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 382 | 386 | 777 | 382 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 324 | 400 | 870 | 324 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 324 | 424 | 827 | 324 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 328 | 443 | 870 | 328 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 328 | 466 | 862 | 328 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Soar Valley College 0.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Cedars Academy 2.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Roundhill Academy 3.1 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Babington Academy 3.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Moat Community College 3.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Beaumont Leys School 3.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.