Oaklands Mead Academy, Leicester
Oaklands Mead Academy is a special school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Leicester, part of The Mead Educational Trust.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Oaklands Mead Academy in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Oaklands Mead Academy are Oaklands School (under 0.1 miles, Good); Ash Field Academy (0.6 miles, Outstanding); Miller House School (1.5 miles); and Keyham Lodge School (1.7 miles).
Oaklands SchoolAsh Field AcademyMiller House SchoolKeyham Lodge School
The trust
Oaklands Mead Academy is one of 16 schools run by The Mead Educational Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
Oaklands Mead Academy has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs, autism, moderate learning difficulties and severe learning difficulties: 138 places, 138 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Leicester Rail Station, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line.
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Susan Avenue (opposite), 100 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 199 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Leicester (382).
Sources: DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Oaklands Mead Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Oaklands School (URN 130353), it was rated Good in January 2014. See Oaklands School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SEN unit: Speech and language, Autism, MLD +1
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Keep up with Oaklands Mead Academy
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Oaklands Mead Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Oaklands Mead Academy is in Leicester; for families living there:
Apply to Leicester for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Leicester is 24.5 (the median across 142 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Leicester
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Leicester
Across Leicester council
Places available
4,570
Applications
4,613
Got 1st preference
83.9%
Got preferred school
94.9%
All secondary applications across Leicester council (2026/27), not just this school.
Special educational needs provision
Oaklands Mead Academy has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs, autism, moderate learning difficulties and severe learning difficulties: 138 places, 138 pupils on roll.
Source: Get Information about Schools (GIAS), Department for Education.
Absence at Oaklands School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published for Oaklands School (URN 130353), the school Oaklands Mead Academy replaced. There are no figures for Oaklands Mead Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
10.6%
Overall absence
40.7%
Persistent absence
135
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Linked Schools
Schools linked by geographic proximity
Questions parents ask about Oaklands Mead Academy
What is Oaklands Mead Academy's Ofsted rating?
Oaklands Mead Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Oaklands School (URN 130353), it was rated Good in January 2014.
What is the catchment area for Oaklands Mead Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Oaklands Mead Academy is oversubscribed, Leicester allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Does Oaklands Mead Academy have specialist SEN provision?
Oaklands Mead Academy has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs, autism, moderate learning difficulties and severe learning difficulties: 138 places, 138 pupils on roll.
How do I apply to Oaklands Mead Academy?
Apply through Leicester's coordinated admissions process, naming Oaklands Mead Academy on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Oaklands Mead Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Leicester is 24.5 (the median across 142 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Oaklands Mead Academy?
Oaklands Mead Academy is at Whitehall Road, Evington, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 6GJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)