# Orchard Mead Academy

Orchard Mead Academy is a secondary school in Leicester, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 1,007 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E144629. [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 1,007
- Council: Leicester
- URN: 144629

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 2 June 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Not applicable
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Orchard Mead Academy was 40.4, against 46.1 in Leicester and 46.2 in England.
33.7% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Leicester | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 40.4 | 46.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33.7% | 45.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53.3% | 63.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 199 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Netherhall Mead Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/netherhall-mead-academy-e151482): 20 m. Special. School remains Good, June 2022
- [Elmbrook School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elmbrook-school-e132824): 500 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Good (overall), May 2022
- [Scraptoft Valley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/scraptoft-valley-primary-school-e120086): 560 m. Primary. Good (overall), September 2022. 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Keyham Lodge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/keyham-lodge-school-e148171): 680 m. Special. Standards maintained, November 2024
- [Kestrel Mead Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kestrel-mead-primary-academy-e147411): 680 m. Primary. School remains Good, April 2024. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Joseph's Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-academy-e138115): 990 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/144629)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/144629)

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