Jameah Academy
49 Rolleston Street, Leicester, LE5 3SD
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Muslim
- Headteacher
- Ms Fatima Patas
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Leicester East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 217
- URN
- 133349
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162627745
About this school
Jameah Academy is a Muslim girls' independent school in Leicester. It teaches children aged 5 to 16 and has 217 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Jameah Academy under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Jameah Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in May 2001, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Attainment 8 score | 56.9 | 57.0 | 56.6 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 71% | 78.3% | 69.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 88% | 91.3% | 82.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 75% | 73.9% | 78.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Jameah Academy 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 | 56.9 | 40.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 57 | 42.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 56.6 | 46.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 228 |
| 2023/24 | 237 |
| 2024/25 | 240 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 1
Location
Nearby schools
-
Jameah Boys Academy0.0 miles
Independent schools
-
The Imam Muhammad Adam Institute School0.2 miles
Independent schools · Leicester
-
Imam Muhammad Adam Institute Boys School0.6 miles
Independent schools
-
Al-Aqsa Schools Trust0.6 miles
Independent schools · Leicester
-
Darul Madinah Leicester Ltd0.7 miles
Independent schools · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
- Al-Aqsa Schools Trust Independent schools
- Al-Islamia Institute for Education Independent schools
- Avicenna School Independent schools
- Brooke House Day School Independent schools
- Darul Madinah Leicester Ltd Independent schools
- Darul Uloom Leicester Independent schools
- Land of Learning Primary School Independent schools
- Leicester Grammar School Trust Independent schools
- Leicester Islamic Academy Independent schools
- Leicester Preparatory School Independent schools
- LGS Stoneygate Independent schools
- St Crispin's School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Jameah Academy teach?
- Jameah Academy teaches children aged 5 to 16. It is an independent school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Jameah Academy?
- The headteacher of Jameah Academy is Ms Fatima Patas, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Jameah Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Jameah Academy under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Jameah Academy?
- Jameah Academy has 217 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 16.
- Is Jameah Academy full?
- Jameah Academy has capacity for 300 pupils and 217 on roll (72%), 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 Jameah Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Jameah Academy is designated Muslim.
- Is Jameah Academy a selective school?
- No. Jameah Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Jameah Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 56.9 in 2022/23 and 56.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Jameah Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Jameah Academy'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 24 July 2026.