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94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.6
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Rushey Mead Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,804of 1,620 places
- Free school meals
- 22.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 322
- Ofsted
- Report card, 12 May 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching ExceptionalAchievement ExceptionalAttendance and behaviour ExceptionalPersonal development and wellbeing ExceptionalInclusion ExceptionalLeadership and governance ExceptionalPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Rushey Mead School (URN 120282, until 1 April 2015).
What the data says
Rushey Mead Academy has no sixth form. Of the 382 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 34% moved to a sixth form college, 38% to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 34% of leavers went to one, roughly twice the England rate of 13%.
French is unusually popular at GCSE: 87% of the year group took it, against 18% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 51.6 against 46.1 across England and 45.5 in Leicester, with 52% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Leicester and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Rushey Mead Academy | Leicester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 382 | 4,326 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 94% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 94% | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 21% | 18% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 34% | 38% | 13% |
| — further education college | 38% | 29% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | — | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 5% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Rushey Mead Academy | Leicester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 51.6 | 45.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 52% | 43% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% | 63% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 81% | 40% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.05 | 4.02 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 21% | 32% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 41.4 | 35.7 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 54.3 | 50.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 89% | 55% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 318 | 99% | 89% | 19% | 20% | 69% |
| Mathematics | 318 | 99% | 88% | 27% | 22% | 69% |
| English Literature | 312 | 97% | 86% | 23% | 21% | 79% |
| Religious Studies | 309 | 96% | 31% | 34% | 32% | 81% |
| French | 280 | 87% | 18% | 34% | 29% | 80% |
| Combined Science | 244 | 76% | 65% | 14% | 9% | 67% |
| History | 143 | 44% | 41% | 38% | 26% | 79% |
| Geography | 119 | 37% | 41% | 29% | 25% | 72% |
| Biology | 73 | 23% | 23% | 68% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 73 | 23% | 23% | 81% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 73 | 23% | 23% | 79% | 46% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 65 | 20% | 13% | 49% | 30% | 83% |
| Business Studies | 54 | 17% | 18% | 15% | 20% | 72% |
| Economics | 45 | 14% | 1% | 24% | 34% | 78% |
| Gujarati | 38 | 12% | 0% | 61% | 57% | 95% |
| Photography | 30 | 9% | 6% | 17% | 19% | 70% |
| Design and Technology | 28 | 9% | 11% | 11% | 23% | 36% |
| Media Studies | 20 | 6% | 4% | 15% | 20% | 55% |
| Drama | 18 | 6% | 7% | 22% | 27% | 56% |
| Fine Art | 17 | 5% | 9% | 29% | 28% | 71% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 8 | 2% | 8% | 13% | 21% | 63% |
| Music | 3 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 34 | — | — |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | 32 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 10 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 7 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.