Brook Mead Academy
Free School · Year 7–Year 11 · 1,104 pupils
Castle Mead Academy
Richard III Road, Leicester LE3 5QT
Year groups
Year 7–Year 11
Secondary
Pupils
1,223
On roll
Ages
11–16
Capacity 1,200
Local authority
Leicester
The Mead Educational Trust
Schola Grade 6
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About Castle Mead Academy
Castle Mead Academy is a secondary free school in Leicester, Leicester, for pupils aged 11–16 (Year 7–Year 11). It is part of The Mead Educational Trust.
It has 1,223 pupils on roll and room for 1,200. Its Schola Grade is 6 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Free School · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 11
- Ages
- 11–16
- Official type
- Free schools
- Pupils on roll
- 1,223
- Capacity
- 1,200 pupils
- Free school meals
- 47.80% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- The Mead Educational Trust
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 147068
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