Queensmead Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Leicester
Queensmead Primary Academy is a primary school in Leicester for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 1 May 2024. Leicester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Winstanley Drive, Braunstone, Leicester, LE3 1PF
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Leicester
- Pupils on roll
- 370 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 1 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and safe at this welcoming school.”
- “It is a positive and ambitious place to learn.”
- “This begins in the early years, where they get off to a strong start.”
To improve
- “However, in some foundation subjects, pupils do not always have opportunities to revisit the knowledge they have learned.”
- “In some subjects, pupils do not always remember the important knowledge that they need to.”
- “They sometimes struggle to recall knowledge or connect their learning across subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 87% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 34 first-preference applications, 36 offers in total, 34 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2025 to 2026, as Leicester published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- 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 primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leicester.
- Braunstone Community Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Dovelands Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Imperial Avenue Infant School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Folville Junior School 0.8 mi Standards maintained
- Caldecote Community Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Inglehurst Infant School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Braunstone Frith Primary Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published