Kestrel Mead Primary Academy
Primary schoolKestrel Mead Primary Academy is a primary school in Leicester, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 761 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, April 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 18 April 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 79% of pupils at Kestrel Mead Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Leicester and 62% in England.
10% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Leicester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Keyham Lodge SchoolSpecial. Standards maintained, November 2024240 m
- Orchard Mead AcademySecondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 40.4 (2025/26, provisional)680 m
- Netherhall Mead AcademySpecial. School remains Good, June 2022700 m
- Elmbrook SchoolPupil referral and alternative provision. Good (overall), May 2022760 m
- Gateway Sixth Form CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file820 m
- Scraptoft Valley Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), September 2022. 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)850 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Leicester
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).