Orchard Mead Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 8 2022 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
- Leicester
- Unique reference
- 144629
- Address
- Keyham Lane West, LE5 1RT
- Website
- www.orchard-tmet.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1086 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 43.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37.2%
- Persistent absence
- 30.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.7%
White British 43.4%
Indian 19.5%
Mixed 10.3%
Other White 6.7%
African 5.7%
Other Asian 4%
Other 3.6%
Pakistani 2.9%
Other Black 0.9%
Caribbean 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Irish 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.61
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 48%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 26%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34.6
Local authority average 45.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.16
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 20 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 45 |
| Biology | GCSE | 40 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 107 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 40 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 27 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 38 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 36 |
| Dance | GCSE | 7 |
Admissions
Orchard Mead Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 208
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 148
- 2nd preference
- 51
- 3rd preference
- 32
- From another Local Authority
- 16
Offers
- 1st preference
- 148
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 11
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 208 96 112 |
| Year 8 | 204 100 104 |
| Year 9 | 207 114 93 |
| Year 10 | 234 121 113 |
| Year 11 | 233 120 113 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 88.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 31.0% 27.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 9.0% 20.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 43.0% 40.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 5.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.5% 1.0% |