Avanti Fields School
Free schools · 1,236 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.6
Free schools
Castle Mead Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,223of 1,200 places
- Free school meals
- 47.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 246
- Ofsted
- Outstanding, 24 October 2023Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
The Department for Education has not published where Castle Mead Academy’s Year 11 leavers went next, so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.
French is unusually popular at GCSE: 86% of the year group took it, against 18% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 48.0 against 46.1 across England and 45.5 in Leicester, with 55% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Nearly everyone studies a modern language to GCSE (French entries add up to 86% of the cohort), which is rare outside selective and independent schools.
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.
The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Castle Mead Academy | Leicester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 48.0 | 45.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55% | 43% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% | 63% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 78% | 40% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.56 | 4.02 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 41% | 32% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 36.2 | 35.7 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 56.1 | 50.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 30% | 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 | 245 | 100% | 89% | 20% | 20% | 72% |
| Mathematics | 245 | 100% | 88% | 25% | 22% | 76% |
| Religious Studies | 232 | 94% | 31% | 22% | 32% | 66% |
| English Literature | 225 | 91% | 86% | 26% | 21% | 82% |
| French | 211 | 86% | 18% | 18% | 29% | 65% |
| Combined Science | 192 | 78% | 65% | 11% | 9% | 64% |
| History | 126 | 51% | 41% | 31% | 26% | 69% |
| Geography | 77 | 31% | 41% | 26% | 25% | 81% |
| Computer Science | 54 | 22% | 13% | 56% | 30% | 93% |
| Chemistry | 43 | 17% | 23% | 49% | 47% | 100% |
| Biology | 43 | 17% | 23% | 53% | 45% | 100% |
| Physics | 43 | 17% | 23% | 49% | 46% | 100% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 34 | 14% | 8% | 24% | 21% | 79% |
| Fine Art | 31 | 13% | 9% | 10% | 28% | 55% |
| Physical Education | 26 | 11% | 11% | 12% | 24% | 58% |
| Design and Technology | 22 | 9% | 11% | 14% | 23% | 59% |
| Textiles | 17 | 7% | 2% | 18% | 27% | 35% |
| Drama | 14 | 6% | 7% | 29% | 27% | 93% |
| Music | 8 | 3% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| Polish | 4 | 2% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Film Studies | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 20% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 19 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 6 | — | — |
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.