Orchard Mead Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Leicester, East Midlands LE5 1RT · Leicester
#256 of 329 secondary schools in East Midlands
#3150 of 4,090 nationally
About Orchard Mead Academy
Orchard Mead Academy is a academy secondary located in Leicester, in the Leicester local authority of East Midlands, England. It caters for Ages 11–16. In 2025 it enrolled 1,007 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 26.1 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 256th of 329 ranked secondary schools in East Midlands. Its strongest component is grade 5+ in english & maths (36th percentile), and its weakest is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (21th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,007; capacity filled 83.9%; grade 4+ english & maths 49.6%; ebacc average points 3.31.
There are 207 schools in Leicester; Orchard Mead Academy ranks 167th of 198 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)38.9
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)35.3%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)42.1%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Orchard Mead Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,007
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 42.1%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 83.9%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 38.9
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 35.3%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 49.6%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.31
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near Orchard Mead Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Scraptoft Valley Primary School
Leicester · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
449 students · 555 m away
Kestrel Mead Primary Academy
Leicester · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
761 students · 684 m away
St Joseph's Catholic Academy
Leicester · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
213 students · 991 m away
Gateway Sixth Form College
Leicester · Academy sixth form · Ages 16–19
0 students · 1.4 km away
Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School
Leicester · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
454 students · 1.5 km away
Avanti Fields School
Leicester · Academy all-through · Ages 3–16
1,236 students · 1.6 km away
Thurnby Mead Primary Academy
Leicester · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
248 students · 1.8 km away
Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy
Leicester · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
436 students · 1.8 km away
Humberstone Junior School
Leicester · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
353 students · 1.8 km away
Humberstone Infant Academy
Leicester · Academy primary · Ages 3–7
249 students · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in East Midlands with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Sherwood Church Academy
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1,008 students
Farnborough Spencer Academy
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1,005 students
South Nottinghamshire Academy
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1,010 students
Welland Park Academy
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1,014 students
Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
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DSLV E-ACT Academy
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Frequently asked questions
Is Orchard Mead Academy a good school?
Orchard Mead Academy has a Success Index (England) of 26.1 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #256 of 329 in East Midlands. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Orchard Mead Academy rank in East Midlands?
Orchard Mead Academy ranks #256 of 329 secondary schools in East Midlands and #3150 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Orchard Mead Academy?
Orchard Mead Academy had 1,007 students in 2025.
Is Orchard Mead Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
Orchard Mead Academy is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Orchard Mead Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Orchard Mead Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.