Brook Mead Academy

  • Secondary
  • Free school
  • Ages 11 to 16
Ofsted: Outstanding

2 Garland Crescent, Leicester, LE3 9BNOpen in maps

Brook Mead Academy is a secondary school in Leicester for ages 11 to 16. It is one of the 136 schools in Leicester. Its latest Ofsted rating is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2024.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 19 March 2024, report published 7 May 2024

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Met

Read the full Ofsted report

Pupil numbers and mix

1,104 pupils on roll, with places for 1,200

Eligible for free school meals29.3%

29.3%, 2.8 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language42.6%

42.6%, 21 percentage points above the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support11%

11%, 3.8 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan1.9%

1.9%, 4.1 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Brook Mead Academy

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy0.5 milesOfsted: GoodAttainment 8: 54.0
Castle Mead Academy0.7 milesOfsted: OutstandingAttainment 8: 48.0
Beaumont Leys School0.8 milesOfsted judgements: Good to outstandingAttainment 8: 45.2
The Herewoode Academy1 mileOfsted: GoodNot published
Babington Academy1 mileOfsted: GoodAttainment 8: 38.0

School details

School type
Free schools
Sector
Free school
Trust
THE MEAD EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Age range
11 to 16
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Headteacher
Ms Rita Hindocha
Phone
01164827195
Website
brook-tmet.uk
Address
2 Garland Crescent, Leicester, LE3 9BN
Local authority
Leicester
URN
148546

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.