Queensmead Primary Academy
Winstanley Drive, Braunstone, Leicester, LE3 1PF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Liz Latham
- Sponsor
- Greenwood Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Leicester West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 370
- URN
- 138553
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162858518
About this school
Queensmead Primary Academy is a primary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 370 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 1 May 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 | 63 | 60 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 84% | 87% | 87% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 12% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 92% | 95% |
| Expected standard in maths | 95% | 92% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 87% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.60 | - | - |
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 Queensmead Primary 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 | 84% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 57.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 87% | 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 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 428 |
| 2023/24 | 413 |
| 2024/25 | 386 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Queensmead Primary Academy compares
Queensmead Primary Academy ranked 2nd of 72 primary schools in Leicester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 87% | 4.9% | 37.6% | 370 | — |
| Braunstone Community Primary School | 75% | 6.2% | 62.3% | 429 | 0.3 miles |
| Dovelands Primary School | 63% | 4.7% | 14.6% | 534 | 0.5 miles |
| Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy | 54% | 3.2% | 12.4% | 645 | 0.6 miles |
| Imperial Avenue Infant School | — | 5.8% | 24.9% | 300 | 0.7 miles |
| Folville Junior School | 67% | 5.7% | 37.5% | 355 | 0.8 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)
- 37.6%
- English as an additional language
- 32.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.85%
- Persistent absence
- 9.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Braunstone Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Dovelands Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Imperial Avenue Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Folville Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Queensmead Primary Academy ranks 9th 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 Queensmead Primary Academy teach?
- Queensmead Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Queensmead Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Queensmead Primary Academy is Liz Latham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Queensmead Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Queensmead Primary Academy, 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 Queensmead Primary Academy?
- Queensmead Primary Academy has 370 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Queensmead Primary Academy full?
- Queensmead Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 370 on roll (88%), 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 Queensmead Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Queensmead Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Queensmead Primary Academy?
- Queensmead Primary Academy is part of GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Queensmead Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 84% in 2022/23 and 87% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Queensmead Primary Academy rank locally?
- Queensmead Primary Academy ranked 2nd of 72 primary schools in Leicester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Queensmead Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Queensmead Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Queensmead Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Queensmead Primary 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 1 July 2026.