Rushey Mead Academy

School Name: Rushey Mead Academy
Address: Melton Road
Town/City: Leicester
County: Leicestershire
Postcode: LE4 7AN
Telephone Number: 0116 266 3730
Website: www.rushey-tmet.uk

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2015
Trust: The Mead Educational Trust
Sponsor: The Mead Educational Trust

Principal: Ms Victoria Barwell
Capacity: 1620
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1804 (53% boys & 47% girls)
Enrollment: 111% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 22.4%

• SLCN - Speech, language and Communication

URN: 141916
DfE Number: 856/4244
UKPRN: 10053880
UPRN: 2465111702
Region: East Midlands (E12000004)
District: Leicester (E06000016)
Constituency: Leicester East (E14001326)
Electoral Ward: Rushey Mead (E05010470)

Easting & Northing: 460229E, 307570N
Latitude & Longitude: 52° 39' 47.33" N 1° 6' 38.78" W
Plus Code: 9C4WMV7Q+7M

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1. Herrick Primary School (0.4km)
2. Soar Valley College (0.4km)
3. Mellor Community Primary School (0.7km)
4. Rushey Mead Primary School (0.7km)
5. Wyvern Primary School (0.7km)
6. Spark Vale Academy (0.8km)
7. Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy (1.0km)
8. Darul Uloom Leicester (1.1km)
9. Sandfield Close Primary School (1.1km)
10. Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School (1.3km)

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