Brook Mead Academy
2 Garland Crescent, Leicester, LE3 9BN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE MEAD EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Rita Hindocha
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Mead Educational Trust
- Constituency
- Leicester West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,104
- URN
- 148546
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01164827195
About this school
Brook Mead Academy is a secondary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,104 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
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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Brook Mead 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 424 |
| 2023/24 | 605 |
| 2024/25 | 852 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brook Mead Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.2% | 28.8% | 1,104 | — |
| English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy | 54 | 4.3% | 16% | 1,143 | 0.5 miles |
| Castle Mead Academy | 48 | 9.3% | 45.2% | 1,223 | 0.7 miles |
| Beaumont Leys School | 45.2 | 8.6% | 32.7% | 1,062 | 0.8 miles |
| The Herewoode Academy | — | — | — | 979 | 1.0 miles |
| Babington Academy | 38 | 11.2% | 47.9% | 1,339 | 1.2 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)
- 28.76%
- English as an additional language
- 43.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.18%
- Persistent absence
- 18.27%
Location
Nearby schools
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English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Secondary · Leicester
-
Castle Mead Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · Leicester
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Beaumont Leys School0.8 miles
Secondary · Leicester
-
The Herewoode Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Leicester
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Babington Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
- Babington Academy Secondary
- Beauchamp College Secondary
- Beaumont Leys School Secondary
- Bosworth Academy Secondary
- Brockington College Secondary
- Brookvale Groby Learning Campus Secondary
- Castle Mead Academy Secondary
- Crown Hills Community College Secondary
- English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Fullhurst Community College Secondary
- Gartree High School Secondary
- Heath Lane Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Brook Mead Academy teach?
- Brook Mead Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Brook Mead Academy?
- The headteacher of Brook Mead Academy is Ms Rita Hindocha, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Brook Mead Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brook Mead 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 Brook Mead Academy?
- Brook Mead Academy has 1,104 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Brook Mead Academy full?
- Brook Mead Academy has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,104 on roll (92%), 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 Brook Mead Academy a faith school?
- No. Brook Mead Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Brook Mead Academy a selective school?
- No. Brook Mead Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Brook Mead Academy?
- Brook Mead 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.
- What is Brook Mead Academy's absence rate?
- Brook Mead Academy's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Brook Mead Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Brook Mead Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.