Orchard Mead Academy is a secondary school located in Leicester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 12/10/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.9%, which is 3.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Keyham Lane West, Leicester

School Information

Address: Keyham Lane West, Leicester, LE5 1RT
Website: www.orchard-tmet.uk
Telephone: 01162413371
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Leicester
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Mark Oldman
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 144629

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 12/10/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1200
Number of Pupils: 1158
Number of Boys: 628
Number of Girls: 530

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 24.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.45 Confidence interval -0.65 to -0.24
Of the 228 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 152 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:27%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:22%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:33
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.92
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Scraptoft Valley Primary School
New Romney Crescent , Netherhall Estate LE5 1NG 		3out of 4 606 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Kestrel Mead Primary Academy
Maidenwell Avenue , Hamilton LE5 1TG 		3out of 4 747 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Josephs Catholic Academy
Armadale Drive , LE5 1HF 		2out of 4 1,083 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School
Sandhills Avenue , North Hamilton LE5 1LU 		3out of 4 1,600 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Thurnby Mead Primary Academy
Dudley Avenue , LE5 2EG 		3out of 4 1,914 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Orchard Mead Academy
Keyham Lane West , LE5 1RT 		1out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Spencefield Lane , LE5 6HN 		3out of 4 3,087 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gateway Sixth Form College
Colin Grundy Drive , LE5 1GA 		- not rated 1,579 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Nether Hall School
Keyham Lane West , LE5 1RT 		3out of 4 21 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Keyham Lodge School
Keyham Lane , LE5 1FG 		- not rated 740 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
Leicester City Primary PRU
Gervas Road , LE5 2EJ 		3out of 4 1,914 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oakham House
493 Gypsy Lane , Humberstone LE5 0TD 		- not rated 2,734 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
Oaklands School
Whitehall Road , Evington LE5 6GJ 		3out of 4 3,274 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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