Abbey Mead Primary Academy
109 Ross Walk, Leicester, LE4 5HH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE MEAD EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Rebecca Pickard
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Mead Educational Trust
- Constituency
- Leicester East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 740
- Pupils on roll
- 718
- URN
- 147148
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162661809
About this school
Abbey Mead Primary Academy is a primary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 718 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Abbey Mead Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 92 | 87 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 72% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 15% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 84% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 94% | 88% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 84% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.50 | - | - |
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 Abbey Mead 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 | 79% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 57.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 56.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 725 |
| 2023/24 | 713 |
| 2024/25 | 714 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Abbey Mead Primary Academy compares
Abbey Mead Primary Academy ranked 16th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 4.1% | 13.1% | 718 | — |
| Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 43% | 6.3% | 17.1% | 221 | 0.4 miles |
| Catherine Junior School | 43% | 5.4% | 23.6% | 454 | 0.4 miles |
| Mellor Community Primary School | 59% | 5% | 20.2% | 578 | 0.5 miles |
| Catherine Infant School | — | 5.4% | 16.5% | 378 | 0.5 miles |
| Rushey Mead Primary School | 46% | 4.6% | 11.5% | 532 | 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)
- 13.09%
- English as an additional language
- 94.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.05%
- Persistent absence
- 10.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Catherine Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Mellor Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Catherine Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Rushey Mead Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Abbey Mead Primary Academy ranks 40th of the 139 ranked primary schools in Leicester.
- 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
- Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Abbey Mead Primary Academy teach?
- Abbey Mead Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Abbey Mead Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Abbey Mead Primary Academy is Rebecca Pickard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Abbey Mead Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Abbey Mead 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 many pupils are at Abbey Mead Primary Academy?
- Abbey Mead Primary Academy has 718 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Abbey Mead Primary Academy full?
- Abbey Mead Primary Academy has capacity for 740 pupils and 718 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Abbey Mead Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Abbey Mead Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Abbey Mead Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Abbey Mead Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Abbey Mead Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Abbey Mead Primary Academy is part of THE MEAD EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Abbey Mead Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Abbey Mead Primary Academy compare with other schools in Leicester?
- Abbey Mead Primary Academy ranked 16th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Abbey Mead Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Abbey Mead Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Abbey Mead Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Abbey Mead 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 10 July 2026.