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Orchard Mead Academy
Keyham Lane West, Leicester LE5 1RT
Year groups
Year 7–Year 11
Secondary
Pupils
1,007
On roll
Ages
11–16
Capacity 1,200
Local authority
Leicester
The Mead Educational Trust
Schola Grade 2
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 Orchard Mead Academy
Orchard Mead Academy is a secondary academy in Leicester, Leicester, for pupils aged 11–16 (Year 7–Year 11). It is part of The Mead Educational Trust.
It has 1,007 pupils on roll and room for 1,200. Its Schola Grade is 2 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 11
- Ages
- 11–16
- Official type
- Academy sponsor led
- Pupils on roll
- 1,007
- Capacity
- 1,200 pupils
- Free school meals
- 42.10% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- The Mead Educational Trust
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 144629
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