Avanti Fields School
Free schools · 1,236 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.6
Academy sponsor led
Orchard Mead Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,007of 1,200 places
- Free school meals
- 42.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 224
- Ofsted
- Report card, 2 June 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Expected standardAchievement Needs attentionAttendance and behaviour Expected standardPersonal development and wellbeing Expected standardInclusion Strong standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Hamilton College (URN 120285, until 27 March 2017).
What the data says
Orchard Mead Academy has no sixth form. Of the 226 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 47% moved to a sixth form college, 29% to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 47% of leavers went to one, roughly three times the England rate of 13%.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 38.9 against 46.1 across England and 45.5 in Leicester, with 35% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Almost nobody goes straight into an apprenticeship or a job: 1% took an apprenticeship and 4% went into work, against 3% and 3% across England.
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 | Orchard Mead Academy | Leicester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 226 | 4,326 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 85% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 80% | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 4% | 18% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 47% | 38% | 13% |
| — further education college | 29% | 29% | 37% |
| — other education | — | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 4% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 9% | 5% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Orchard Mead Academy | Leicester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 38.9 | 45.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35% | 43% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 50% | 63% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 8% | 40% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.31 | 4.02 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 38% | 32% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 33.5 | 35.7 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 42.2 | 50.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 48% | 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 | 223 | 100% | 89% | 13% | 20% | 56% |
| Mathematics | 223 | 100% | 88% | 14% | 22% | 52% |
| English Literature | 217 | 97% | 86% | 16% | 21% | 64% |
| Combined Science | 190 | 85% | 65% | 12% | 9% | 45% |
| History | 89 | 40% | 41% | 24% | 26% | 49% |
| Geography | 76 | 34% | 41% | 12% | 25% | 43% |
| Business Studies | 68 | 30% | 18% | 7% | 20% | 41% |
| Film Studies | 49 | 22% | 1% | 8% | 20% | 63% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 41 | 18% | 8% | 7% | 21% | 44% |
| Computer Science | 38 | 17% | 13% | 13% | 30% | 42% |
| Music | 38 | 17% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 26% |
| Design and Technology | 35 | 16% | 11% | 17% | 23% | 43% |
| Chemistry | 27 | 12% | 23% | 37% | 47% | 96% |
| Biology | 27 | 12% | 23% | 33% | 45% | 96% |
| Physics | 27 | 12% | 23% | 33% | 46% | 96% |
| French | 23 | 10% | 18% | 57% | 29% | 83% |
| Drama | 18 | 8% | 7% | 6% | 27% | 61% |
| Fine Art | 15 | 7% | 9% | 13% | 28% | 67% |
| Physical Education | 13 | 6% | 11% | 31% | 24% | 92% |
| Citizenship Studies | 12 | 5% | 3% | 25% | 19% | 75% |
| Photography | 6 | 3% | 6% | 17% | 19% | 33% |
| Polish | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 28 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 16 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 15 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Leicester
Babington Academy
Academy converter · 1,339 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 38.0
Beaumont Leys School
Community school · 1,062 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.2
Crown Hills Community College
Community school · 1,493 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.4
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,143 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 54.0
Fullhurst Community College
Foundation school · 1,441 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.2
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.