North Mead Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Leicester
North Mead Primary Academy is a primary school in Leicester for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 25 January 2024. Leicester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Northfield Road, Leicester, LE4 9DL
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Leicester
- Pupils on roll
- 447 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Inspected 25 January 2024
Strengths
- “North Mead is a joyful and aspirational primary school.”
- “One pupil, typical of many, commented, ‘All the teachers are really kind here.”
- “They understand what I am feeling.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 March 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) | 69% | 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: 48 first-preference applications, 49 offers in total, 48 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
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- 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.
- Wyvern Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Merrydale Infant School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Merrydale Junior School 0.5 mi Standards maintained
- Rushey Mead Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Barnabas CofE Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Falcons Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Green Lane Infant School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published