Abbey Mead Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Leicester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Leicester City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Abbey Mead Primary Academy is a primary school in Leicester for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 5 March 2024. Leicester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Abbey Mead Primary 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 |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Reception 2026 every applicant was offered a place, as at 59 of the 72 other Leicester primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In Reception 2026 there were 81 first-choice applications for 82 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 70% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Leicester that have results.
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
- 109 Ross Walk, Leicester, LE4 5HH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Leicester
- Pupils on roll
- 718 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 5 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils love attending Abbey Mead Primary Academy.”
- “They really appreciate the phenomenal education that this wonderful school provides them.”
- “In the early years, children settle quickly and develop a passion for learning.”
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 70% | 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: 81 first-preference applications, 82 offers in total, 81 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 primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leicester.
- Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Catherine Junior School 0.4 mi Good
- Mellor Community Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Catherine Infant School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Rushey Mead Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School 0.7 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Taylor Road Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wolsey House Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published