Kibworth Mead Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Leicester, Leicestershire
Kibworth Mead Academy is a secondary school in Leicester, Leicestershire for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 27 February 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Smeeton Road, Kibworth, Leicester, LE8 0LG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Leicestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 852 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 27 February 2024
Strengths
- “There are positive relationships between staff and pupils.”
- “Staff care about their pupils’ education and well-being.”
- “Pupils benefit from effective safeguarding arrangements.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, the curriculum is not implemented well enough.”
- “In a small number of lessons, teachers do not match the work they set well enough to pupils’ ability and their prior knowledge.”
- “Occasionally, expectations are not high enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 April 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 50% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 47.8 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 169 first-preference applications, 178 offers in total, 167 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leicestershire.
- The Robert Smyth Academy 4.5 mi School remains Good
- Beauchamp College 4.9 mi Good
- Gartree High School 5.0 mi Not judged
- Welland Park Academy 5.2 mi Standards maintained
- Manor High School 5.5 mi School remains Good
- Wigston Academy 6.0 mi Good
- South Wigston High School 6.7 mi Requires improvement
- Countesthorpe Academy 7.0 mi Not judged