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Rushey Mead Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Nitash Odedra

location_onLeicester, LE4 6RB

language Visit Website phone 1162661114

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

576

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Expected Standard

46%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Rushey Mead Primary School is a Community school primary school in Leicester, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 87% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Rushey Mead Primary School is a community school in Leicester, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 547 pupils on roll, of whom 12% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 46% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #65 of 71 primaries in Leicester and #11,737 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.6:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 56%

Reading63% LA 69%

Writing51% LA 65%

Maths70% LA 69%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading64% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing64% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths68% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading70% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing66% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths65% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.4

Read

LA -0.2

1.9 to 4.8

4.5

Write

LA -0.2

3.1 to 5.9

4.6

Maths

LA 0.9

3.2 to 5.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading75% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 72% · Eng 78%

Maths81% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.5

Read

LA 0.2

1.9 to 5.2

1.5

Write

LA 0.1

0.0 to 3.0

4.0

Maths

LA 1.1

2.6 to 5.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 59%

Reading51% LA 68%

Writing64% LA 72%

Maths61% LA 71%

Read SS

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3

Read

LA 0.1

-4.5 to -1.5

-1.6

Write

LA -0.1

-3 to -0.2

-1.3

Maths

LA 0.6

-2.6 to 0

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

16 April 2024

Inspection Report

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15 May 2018

Inspection Report

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22 January 2014

Inspection Report

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20 June 2012

Inspection Report

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14 March 2012

Inspection Report

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23 November 2011

Inspection Report

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15 June 2011

Inspection Report

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21 April 2010

Inspection Report

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16 June 2008

Inspection Report

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02 February 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2018-05-15

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-01-22

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 547 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	547	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	538	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	584	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	576	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	550	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	583	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	576	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	552	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	582	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	566	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	551	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	593	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	571	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	564	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	605	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	605	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	597	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	622	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	600	1	0.2%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	580	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	597	1	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	597	2	0.3%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	599	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	629	1	0.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	624	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	610	1	0.2%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 37 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 24 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils