SCHOOL PROFILE

Queensmead Primary Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 138553
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 88.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

1 May 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Leicester
Trust GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 370 360 full-time · 10 part-time
Female pupils 185 50.0% of pupils
Male pupils 185 50.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

34.9%
10.1 pts above England
School 34.9%
Leicester 27.7%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

34.3%
14.0 pts above England
School 34.3%
Leicester 53.6%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.2%
1.2 pts above England
School 2.2%
Leicester 0.6%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
46.2%
171
African
12.2%
45
Any other White background
10.5%
39
Any other Asian background
7.0%
26
Indian
6.5%
24
Any other ethnic group
3.2%
12
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 12.7% 47 of 370 pupils
8.1 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 12.7%
Leicester 17.0%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 10.3% 38 pupils
England 14.8% 4.5 pts below
EHC plans 2.4% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 3.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 15
Social, emotional & mental health 13
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Moderate learning difficulty 6
Specific learning difficulty 4
Physical disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

87.0% 26.6 pts above England
School 87.0%
Leicester 57.9%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

95.0%

21.2 pts above England

School 95.0%
Leicester 70.4%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

87.0%

16.7 pts above England

School 87.0%
Leicester 67.0%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

97.0%

25.0 pts above England

School 97.0%
Leicester 70.9%
East Midlands 71.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.85%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.37 pts lower than England
School 4.85%
Leicester 6.66%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

9.94%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.87 pts lower than England
School 9.94%
Leicester 18.63%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.28%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.53 pts lower than England
School 0.28%
Leicester 2.18%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

88.1% 0.1 pts below England
Queensmead Primary Academy
88.1%
Leicester
94.9%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information