Castle Mead AcademyBrook Mead Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Leicester.
Summary of the comparison
Castle Mead Academy and Brook Mead Academy are secondary schools in Leicester.
Castle Mead Academy scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Brook Mead Academy scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Brook Mead Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Castle Mead Academy was judged Outstanding and Brook Mead Academy was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.3 for Castle Mead Academy and 46.6 for Brook Mead Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Castle Mead Academy (47.0 in 2023-24, 46.3 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LeicesterCastle Mead Academy | LeicesterBrook Mead Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100 | B72/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 10th of 21 in Leicester Stronger figure | 16th of 21 in Leicester | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Outstanding | Ofsted: Outstanding | |
| School type | Free schools | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,223 | 1,104 | |
| Capacity | 1,200 | 1,200 | |
| Location | Leicester, LE3 5QT | Leicester, LE3 9BN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 46.3 | 46.6 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46.4% | 47.1% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66.4% Stronger figure | 62.4% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 235 | 189 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,240 | 852 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 45.2% | 28.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 44.2% | 43.2% | |
| SEN support | 16.2% | 8.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.7% | 2.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.3% | 6.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 23.0% | 18.3% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
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