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Fosse Mead Primary Academy

Academy sponsor led · Leicester · LE3 5EA

Ages 3–11 · 433 pupils · Leicester

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

63%

Overall absence

5.6%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-07-02

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)63%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.4%
Unauthorised3.1%
Authorised absence
2.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
396

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

42

Places offered

50

1st-preference offers

42

Total preferences (any rank)
80
Preferred offers (top 3)
45
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill101%

433 pupils · 430 places

Pupils on roll
433
Boys / girls
248 / 185
School capacity
430
Capacity fill
433 / 430 (101%)
Free school meals
43.2%
FSM pupils
176
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: THE MEAD EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Academy trust
THE MEAD EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Sponsor
The Mead Educational Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Karla Hussey

Location

Address
Balfour Street
Postcode
LE3 5EA
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicester
District
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester West
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 3–11, in Leicester, Leicester, 433 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 43.2%.

Open schools in Leicester
229
Primary schools in Leicester
153
Academies among open schools in Leicester
56% (128)
Open schools in LE3
35
Primary in LE3
25
Open schools in Leicester LA
142
Primary in Leicester LA
82

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in LeicesterNear LE3

  • Slater Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 5AS · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM24.3%
    • Demand0.77

    0.3 miles away

  • Inglehurst Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 9FS · Leicester

    Ages 7–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM43.8%

    0.4 miles away

  • Inglehurst Infant School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 9FS · Leicester

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM27.3%
    • Demand0.97

    0.5 miles away

  • Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE4 0FQ · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM15.4%
    • Demand0.99

    0.6 miles away

  • Stokes Wood Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 9BX · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM37.2%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • Parks Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 9NS · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS284%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM40.9%
    • Demand0.96

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Karla Hussey
Telephone
01162519261
Website
www.fosse-tmet.uk

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