Orchard Mead Academy

School Name: Orchard Mead Academy
Address: Keyham Lane West
Town/City: Leicester
County: Leicestershire
Postcode: LE5 1RT
Telephone Number: 0116 241 3371
Website: www.orchard-tmet.uk

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Academy sponsor led
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2017
Trust: The Mead Educational Trust
Sponsor: The Mead Educational Trust

Headteacher: Mr Gary Aldred
Capacity: 1200
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1007 (50% boys & 50% girls)
Enrollment: 84% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 42.1%

• SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
• SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health

URN: 144629
DfE Number: 856/4006
UKPRN: 10064779
UPRN: 2465161440
Region: East Midlands (E12000004)
District: Leicester (E06000016)
Constituency: Leicester East (E14001326)
Electoral Ward: Humberstone & Hamilton (E05010467)

Easting & Northing: 464245E, 306482N
Latitude & Longitude: 52° 39' 10.47" N 1° 3' 5.81" W
Plus Code: 9C4WMW3X+59

DfE Record: View record

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4. Keyham Lodge School (0.7km)
5. Kestrel Mead Primary Academy (0.7km)
6. St Joseph's Catholic Academy (1.0km)
7. Gateway Sixth Form College (1.4km)
8. Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School (1.5km)
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• Castle Mead Academy
• Abbey Mead Primary Academy
• Kestrel Mead Primary Academy
• Fosse Mead Primary Academy
• Brook Mead Academy
• Netherhall Mead Academy
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