Kibworth Mead Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 27 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Leicestershire
Unique reference
137540
Address
Smeeton Road, Kibworth, LE8 0LG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
829 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
51.7%
Girls
48.3%
First language not English
4.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
16.5%
Persistent absence
19.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 81.5%
Mixed 6.5%
Indian 3.1%
Other White 2.8%
African 2.1%
Other Asian 1.4%
Unclassified 1.1%
Pakistani 0.6%
Other 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 17%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 50%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 47.7
Local authority average 46.2
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 4.21
Local authority average 4.13
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE31
BiologyGCSE58
Business Studies:SingleGCSE52
ChemistryGCSE58
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE24
Design & TechnologyGCSE29
DanceGCSE1
EconomicsGCSE25
English LanguageGCSE169
English LiteratureGCSE165
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Kibworth Mead Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
173
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
149
2nd preference
30
3rd preference
46
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
149
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
155
78
77
Year 8
160
80
80
Year 9
161
92
69
Year 10
179
88
91
Year 11
174
91
83
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
81.0%
84.3%
85.5%
Further education
39.0%
44.8%
36.9%
School sixth form
17.0%
28.6%
35.2%
Sixth form college
25.0%
10.6%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
7.0%
3.1%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
5.0%
4.8%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
6.0%
5.0%
5.7%
Destination unknown
1.0%
2.7%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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