Kibworth Mead Academy, Leicester

In its own words: "Our vision is that our school is a place where everyone feels welcome, and everyone succeeds."

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am delighted to welcome you to Kibworth Mead Academy, part of The Mead Educational Trust (TMET). As the Principal of Kibworth Mead, my vision is that our school is a place where everyone feels welcome, and everyone succeeds."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include dance and Duke of Edinburgh.

Coming up: an admissions event on Saturday 31 October 2026 and an admissions event on Friday 15 January 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Kibworth Mead Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.8 in Leicestershire and 47 across England.

39% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Leicestershire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 47.8.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.01: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 33.4, against 49.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 169 families put Kibworth Mead Academy as their first choice and 324 named it as one of their preferences, for 178 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Kibworth Mead Academy are The Robert Smyth Academy (4.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 55.1); Beauchamp College (4.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 55.9); Gartree High School (5 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 54.1); and Welland Park Academy (5.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.3).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Kibworth Mead Academy.

Kibworth Mead Academy is one of 16 schools run by The Mead Educational Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47 in 2024/25.

Of the 169 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 90% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 28% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

15.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (81%), Mixed (7%) and Asian (5%).

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Kibworth Mead Academy.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is High Street (outside), 330 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Kibworth Mead Academy stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 22 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Leicestershire (58).

In 2024/25, Kibworth Mead Academy issued 79 suspensions, 9.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.