Orchard Mead Academy
Keyham Lane West, Leicester, LE5 1RT
1,007 pupils · 84% of 1,200 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE MEAD EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Free school meals
- 42.1%
Ofsted
Good (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 February 2022, published 28 March 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 | 38.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 35.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 49.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 7.6% |
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?
Usually has places available — 0.75 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 205 | 153 | 250 | 172 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 203 | 150 | 250 | 173 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 208 | 148 | 251 | 170 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 204 | 179 | 277 | 186 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 207 | 158 | 243 | 176 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 207 | 153 | 246 | 168 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 216 | 159 | 266 | 181 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 206 | 146 | 236 | 171 |
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
- St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy 2.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The City of Leicester College 3.1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Judgemeadow Community College 3.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Crown Hills Community College 3.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Soar Valley College 3.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Rushey Mead Academy 4.2 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
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.