Castle Mead Academy
Richard III Road, Leicester, LE3 5QT
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,223 (601 boys, 622 girls)
- Capacity: 1200
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 47.8%
- Telephone: 01162143150
- Ofsted: Outstanding (24 Oct 2023)
- Attainment 8: 46.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 638 applications, 250 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
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- Inglehurst Infant School (0.7 miles, straight line)
