Knighton Mead Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Leicester
Knighton Mead Primary Academy is a primary school in Leicester for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 12 March 2025. Leicester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Knighton Fields Road West, Leicester, LE2 6LG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Leicester
- Pupils on roll
- 233 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 12 March 2025
Strengths
- “Knighton Mead Primary Academy is a warm and welcoming school.”
- “Staff have created a culture of high expectations, rooted in the school’s values of ‘be kind, work hard and strive for excellence’.”
- “Pupils typically achieve well.”
To improve
- “However, there are some inconsistencies in how well the early writing curriculum is implemented.”
- “This affects how well some pupils build up their early writing skills, including letter formation.”
- “However, in some subjects, staff do not adapt the curriculum sufficiently well enough to meet the needs of some disadvantaged pupils as well as some pupils who have English as an additional language.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 May 2025 (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) | 63% | 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: 25 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 25 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.
- Avenue Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Marriott Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Granby Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Hazel Community Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's Fields Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Montrose School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St John the Baptist CofE Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published