Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Roborough Green
 Thurnby Lodge
 Leicester
 Leicestershire LE5 2NA
Telephone: 0116 241 3756

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2016
History: This school arose from Willowbrook Primary School
Trust: The Mead Educational Trust
Sponsor: The Mead Educational Trust

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Mrs Hannah Sandy-Sharpe (since August 2024)
Previous Headteacher: Rebecca Pickard
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 18.2 / 19.57
Non-teaching Staff*: 29.61
Number of pupils: 456
Pupils Per Teacher: 25.1
Sex: Mixed (50% boys / 50% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 35.00% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 19.6%
Local child deprivation rate: 17.2% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 58.1%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 79.5%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 2.1km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Leicester
Constituency: Leicester East
Electoral Ward: Thurncourt
School Number: 8562327

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 28th November 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Fernvale Primary School (0.5km) show on map
  2. Thurnby Mead Primary Academy (0.8km) show on map
  3. Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary ... (0.9km) show on map
  4. Scraptoft Valley Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  5. The City of Leicester College (1.3km) show on map
  6. St Josephs Catholic Academy (1.4km) show on map
  7. Krishna Avanti Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  8. St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy (1.5km) show on map
  9. Elmbrook School (1.5km) show on map
  10. Whitehall Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  11. Oaklands School (1.7km) show on map
  12. Orchard Mead Academy (1.8km) show on map
  13. Netherhall Mead Academy (1.8km) show on map
  14. Judgemeadow Community College (1.9km) show on map
  15. Keyham Lodge School (2.0km) show on map
  16. Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy (2.1km) show on map
  17. Humberstone Junior School (2.1km) show on map
  18. Humberstone Infant Academy (2.1km) show on map
  19. Kestrel Mead Primary Academy (2.2km) show on map
  20. Gateway Sixth Form College (2.4km) show on map
  21. Ash Field Academy (2.5km) show on map
  22. Avanti Fields School (2.6km) show on map
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  24. Oakham House (2.7km) show on map
  25. Falcons Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  26. Al-Aqsa Schools Trust (2.8km) show on map
  27. Crown Hills Community College (3.0km) show on map
  28. Coleman Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  29. Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  30. Merrydale Infant School (3.2km) show on map
  31. Merrydale Junior School (3.2km) show on map
  32. St Barnabas CofE Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  33. Mayflower Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  34. The Imam Muhammad Adam Institute School (3.5km) show on map
  35. Spinney Hill Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  36. Land of Learning Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  37. Evington Valley Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  38. Madani Girls' School (3.6km) show on map
  39. Madani Boys School (3.6km) show on map
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  41. Jameah Academy (3.7km) show on map
  42. Jameah Boys Academy (3.7km) show on map
  43. North Mead Primary Academy (3.8km) show on map
  44. Manor High School (3.9km) show on map
  45. Brookside Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  46. Imam Muhammad Adam Institute Boys School (3.9km) show on map
  47. Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy (4.0km) show on map
  48. Bridge Junior School (4.0km) show on map
  49. Green Lane Infant School (4.0km) show on map
  50. Miller House School (4.1km) show on map
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  52. Leicester Preparatory School (4.3km) show on map
  53. Launde Primary School (4.3km) show on map
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  56. Wyvern Primary School (4.4km) show on map
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  58. Leicester High School for Girls (4.4km) show on map
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  61. Highfields Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  62. Al-Islamia Institute for Education (4.5km) show on map
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  67. Moat Community College (4.7km) show on map
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  69. Darul Madinah Leicester Ltd (4.7km) show on map
  70. Catherine Junior School (4.8km) show on map
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  79. Leicester Partnership School (5.1km) show on map
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  90. Church Hill Church of England Junior School (5.4km) show on map
  91. Beauchamp College (5.5km) show on map
  92. Abbey Mead Primary Academy (5.5km) show on map
  93. Gartree High School (5.6km) show on map
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  95. Indie Education (5.6km) show on map
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  98. Overdale Junior School (5.7km) show on map
  99. Leicester College (5.8km) show on map
  100. Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School (5.8km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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