Brook Mead Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Mar 19 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
2 Garland Crescent, LE3 9BN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
852 (51% of total capacity)
Boys
55.0%
Girls
45.0%
First language not English
43.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
27.6%
Persistent absence
18.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.9%
Pupil ethnicities
Indian 23.7%
White British 19.1%
African 16.3%
Mixed 13.8%
Other White 9%
Other Asian 5.4%
Other 3.3%
Pakistani 3.2%
Unclassified 2.2%
Other Black 2%
Caribbean 0.9%
Chinese 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Brook Mead Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
250
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
188
2nd preference
214
3rd preference
97
From another Local Authority
37
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
183
2nd preference
53
3rd preference
11
To another Local Authority
8
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 classes26.6
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
232
122
110
Year 8
188
99
89
Year 9
235
144
91
Year 10
197
104
93
Year 2024-2025

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