Primary school

Knighton Mead Primary Academy

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Leicester
  • LE2 6LG
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2016

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 8,273 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 55%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 88%88%2016/17: top 81%2017/18: top 39%2018/19: top 51%2022/23: top 23%23% · 2022/232023/24: top 79%2024/25: top 55%No exams

Against East MidlandsArrows: East Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM63% · East Midlands 63%5/10 Middle
Higher standard, RWM0% · East Midlands 6%1/10 Well below East Midlands−54.2 pts
Reading score103 · East Midlands 1052/10 Well below East Midlands−5.3 pts
Maths score103 · East Midlands 1043/10 Below−18.9 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 33% · 27 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: 48% · 25 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 71% · 28 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 67% · 30 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 73% · 30 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 50% · 30 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 63% · 30 pupils · East Midlands 63%73%33%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 27 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 8% · 25 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 11% · 28 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 10% · 30 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 3% · 30 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 0% · 30 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 0% · 30 pupils · East Midlands 6%11%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 98 · 27 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 99 · 25 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 104 · 28 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 102 · 30 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 106 · 30 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 104 · 30 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 103 · 30 pupils · East Midlands 10510698No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 27 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 102 · 25 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 106 · 28 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 105 · 30 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 102 · 30 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 102 · 30 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 103 · 30 pupils · East Midlands 104106102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
25 of 25 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2525
2nd151
3rd100

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2025

  1. 2006Inadequateas predecessor
  2. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2012Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  6. 2016Goodas predecessor
  7. 2019Remains Good
  8. 2025Ungraded visit

4 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

1 weak areas

  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026233
Free school meals (past 6 years)43.5%
First language not English40.8%
SEN support15.9%
EHC plan3.9%
Absence (sessions missed)6.2%
Persistently absent pupils20.0%

Girls 54.1%Boys 45.9%

123.3% full · 189 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 17 responses (7.3% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school88.2% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school88.2% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved88.2% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 58.8% not applicable42.8% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year94.1% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 29.4% not applicable83.3% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child88.2% agree
  • My child does well at this school94.1% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing94.1% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school88.2% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school100% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development88.2% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent88.2% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.5
Pupils per adult11.4
  • Classroom teachers 8.3
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 9.2
  • Other support 3.8

Teachers 10.3 FTE · Whole workforce 23.2 · 30 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,434
Spend per pupil£7,800
Staff spend per pupil£5,962
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£133,000in-year balance

Grants £8,415 · self-generated £105 · premises £449 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE MEAD EDUCATIONAL TRUST (14 academies) · trust reserve £8,890,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it