Brook Mead Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Mar 20 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Leicester
Unique reference
148546
Address
31 St. Augustine Road, LE3 5QS

Pupils

Number of Pupils
605 (36% of total capacity)
Boys
54.5%
Girls
45.5%
First language not English
41.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
28.9%
Persistent absence
26.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.4%
Pupil ethnicities
Indian 21.3%
White British 21.2%
African 16%
Mixed 13.2%
Other White 9.9%
Other Asian 4.5%
Other 3.6%
Unclassified 3.3%
Pakistani 2.6%
Other Black 2.3%
Caribbean 1%
Chinese 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Brook Mead Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
238
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
102
2nd preference
182
3rd preference
70
From another Local Authority
19
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
102
2nd preference
56
3rd preference
4
To another Local Authority
13
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
180
90
90
Year 8
236
146
90
Year 9
189
94
95
Year 2023-2024

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