Brook Mead Academy

Leicester · LE3 9BN

General information Secondary School · 11-16 years Who goes here 1104 pupils, 29.3% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted: Outstanding

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Brook Mead Academy

General Information

Address: 2 Garland Crescent, Leicester, LE3 9BN – View on map
Phone: 01164827195
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Ms Rita Hindocha
Age range: 11-16 years
Demand for places (Year 7, September 2026): 301 families put it first for 245 places – 12 for every 10 places. 76% of them were offered a place. 5 of the 245 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 4 · 2024 4 · 2025 8 · 2026 12
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

1104 pupils out of 1200 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 324
% eligible for free school meals: 29.3%
Pupil mix: 9 in 10 (more mixed than the Leicester average)
English as an additional language: 43% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 15.5% a year (Leicester 14.6%, typical in England 15.5%)
Where they went: about 66% moved to another school, 34% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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Across Leicester: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 38 (1.5 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 35 (1.4 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 22 (0.9 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in Leicester, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 18.3%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 11.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 58 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 20 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 16 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 9 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 6 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 9 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Outstanding 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

An Attainment 8 score for this school hasn't been added yet.

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1st of 14 secondary schools in Leicester for Ofsted rating

#1Brook Mead AcademyOutstanding
#2Castle Mead AcademyOutstanding
#3Avanti Fields SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Brook Mead AcademyOutstanding
#2Castle Mead AcademyOutstanding
#3Avanti Fields SchoolGood
#4Babington AcademyGood
#5Beaumont Leys SchoolGood
#6English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary AcademyGood
#7Fullhurst Community CollegeGood
#8Judgemeadow Community CollegeGood
#9Lancaster AcademyGood
#10Madani Boys SchoolGood
#11Madani Girls' SchoolGood
#12Moat Community CollegeGood
#13St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary AcademyGood
#14The Herewoode AcademyGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,527 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

19th of 21 secondary schools in Leicester for spending per pupil

#17St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy£7,132
#18Sir Jonathan North Girls' College£6,618
#19Brook Mead Academy£6,527
#20Avanti Fields School£5,508
#21The Herewoode Academy£2,706

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Fullhurst Community College£9,630
#2Beaumont Leys School£8,833
#3Rushey Mead Academy£8,805
#4Babington Academy£8,591
#5Crown Hills Community College£8,568
#6Lancaster Academy£8,455
#7Moat Community College£8,215
#8Soar Valley College£8,112
#9Judgemeadow Community College£8,004
#10Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School£8,000
#11Orchard Mead Academy£7,943
#12Madani Boys School£7,520
#13Madani Girls' School£7,360
#14The City of Leicester College£7,348
#15Castle Mead Academy£7,211
#16English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy£7,178
#17St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy£7,132
#18Sir Jonathan North Girls' College£6,618
#19Brook Mead Academy£6,527
#20Avanti Fields School£5,508
#21The Herewoode Academy£2,706

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