Rushey Mead Primary School
Gipsy Lane, Leicester, LE4 6RB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Nitash Odedra
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Leicester East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 588
- Pupils on roll
- 532
- URN
- 120009
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162661114
About this school
Rushey Mead Primary School is a community primary school in Leicester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 532 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 17 April 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 88 | 84 | 91 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 52% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 4% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 64% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 68% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 67% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Rushey Mead Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leicester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 57.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 56.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 576 |
| 2023/24 | 576 |
| 2024/25 | 547 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rushey Mead Primary School compares
Rushey Mead Primary School ranked 62nd of 72 primary schools in Leicester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 4.6% | 11.5% | 532 | — |
| Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 43% | 6.3% | 17.1% | 221 | 0.2 miles |
| Mellor Community Primary School | 59% | 5% | 20.2% | 578 | 0.3 miles |
| Wyvern Primary School | 65% | 5.2% | 15.4% | 454 | 0.3 miles |
| Abbey Mead Primary Academy | 70% | 4.1% | 13.1% | 718 | 0.6 miles |
| Herrick Primary School | 58% | 5.7% | 13.9% | 305 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.52%
- English as an additional language
- 96.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.56%
- Persistent absence
- 15.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Mellor Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Wyvern Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Abbey Mead Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Herrick Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Rushey Mead Primary School ranks 122nd of the 139 ranked primary schools in Leicester.
- Abbey Mead Primary Academy Primary
- Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Sapcote Primary
- Arnesby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Avenue Primary School Primary
- Badgerbrook Primary School Primary
- Barley Croft Primary School Primary
- Barwell Church of England Academy Primary
- Barwell Infant School Primary
- Beaumont Lodge Primary School Primary
- Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Billesdon Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Rushey Mead Primary School teach?
- Rushey Mead Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Rushey Mead Primary School?
- The headteacher of Rushey Mead Primary School is Mr Nitash Odedra, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rushey Mead Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rushey Mead Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Rushey Mead Primary School?
- Rushey Mead Primary School has 532 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Rushey Mead Primary School full?
- Rushey Mead Primary School has capacity for 588 pupils and 532 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Rushey Mead Primary School a faith school?
- No. Rushey Mead Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Rushey Mead Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Rushey Mead Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Rushey Mead Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Rushey Mead Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Rushey Mead Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rushey Mead Primary School rank locally?
- Rushey Mead Primary School ranked 62nd of 72 primary schools in Leicester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rushey Mead Primary School's absence rate?
- Rushey Mead Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rushey Mead Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rushey Mead Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.