Rushey Mead Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Leicester
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.139 miles
Published by Leicester City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Rushey Mead Academy is a secondary school in Leicester for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Leicester has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Rushey Mead Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.139 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026, the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 1.139 miles away, the 4th longest of 7 Leicester secondary schools with a published last distance.
- That 2026 Year 7 last distance was about the same as in 2025 and nearer than in 2023.
- For Year 7 in 2026, there were 413 first-choice applications for 356 offers; 342 offers went to first-choice families, and 71 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 52% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Leicester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Melton Road, Leicester, LE4 7AN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Leicester
- Pupils on roll
- 1,804 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 12 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this inclusive and inspirational school.”
- “They are motivated to succeed by a culture of ambition and the highest expectations of all.”
- “The school provides a rich, high-quality education for all pupils, regardless of the barriers they face.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 August 2026 (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) | 52% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 51.6 | 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: 413 first-preference applications, 356 offers in total, 342 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leicester.
- Soar Valley College 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Babington Academy 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Moat Community College 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Beaumont Leys School 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Brook Mead Academy 2.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Castle Mead Academy 2.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Madani Boys School 2.4 mi Improved significantly Last distance published