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Thurnby Mead Primary Academy

Leicester, LE5 2EGPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
May 2025
KS2 Results
74%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Oversubscribed
31 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#3026 of 13,686 nationally

About Thurnby Mead Primary Academy

Thurnby Mead Primary Academy has been rated Good by Ofsted following its most recent ungraded inspection in May 2025, where inspectors confirmed that standards are being maintained. This marks a significant improvement from the school's previous graded inspection in 2010, when it was rated Requires Improvement. The most telling academic metric for this primary school is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2, which stands at 74 per cent. That is comfortably above the Leicester local authority average of 62 per cent, placing Thurnby Mead 13th out of 68 primary schools in the city and within the top 25 per cent nationally. The school also performs well on individual subject scores, with average scaled scores of 107 in both reading and maths, and 82 per cent of pupils hitting the expected standard in each of those subjects individually.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressDudley Avenue, Leicester, Leicester, LE5 2EG
HeadteacherMichelle Woodhouse
Local AuthorityLeicester
Number of Pupils246
Free School Meals (FSM)26.6%
School Capacity246 / 210 (117% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

21 May 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (21 May 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 18 Oct 2012. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

5
Playing FieldsArt StudiosSports HallDining HallChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

11

Sports

SwimmingAthleticsTennisCricketNetballFootball

Clubs & Activities

DramaChoirFilm ClubGardeningChess

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

SEN Unit
AutismDyslexiaSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning DifficultySEN Unit

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Source: thurnby-tmet.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Thurnby Mead Primary Academy has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.