OFSTED
19 March 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Leicester
Trust
THE MEAD EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,104
1,104 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
491
44.5% of pupils
Male pupils
613
55.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.5 pts
above England
School
29.3%
Leicester
27.7%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
22.3 pts
above England
School
42.6%
Leicester
53.6%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Leicester
0.6%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Indian
24.1%
266
White British
20.1%
222
African
16.7%
184
Any other White background
9.4%
104
Any other Asian background
5.5%
61
White and Black African
5.2%
57
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
12.9%
142 of
1,104 pupils
8.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.18%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.04 pts
lower than
England
School
6.18%
Leicester
6.66%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.27%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.46 pts
higher than
England
School
18.27%
Leicester
18.63%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.41%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.60 pts
higher than
England
School
2.41%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
92.0%
0.3 pts
below England
Brook Mead Academy
92.0%
Leicester
97.5%
East Midlands
94.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.