Abbey Mead Primary Academy
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In the latest published round, the furthest child offered a place lived 0.53 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.
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The circle is 0.53 miles, the distance the school admitted from in the latest published year.
Abbey Mead Primary Academy: 0.53 miles Moat Community College: 0.52 miles, published by Leicester
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When Abbey Mead Primary Academy is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.
Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.
Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary.
The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.
Source: Leicester, published admission distances
Where Abbey Mead Primary Academy and Moat Community College are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. Moat Community College admitted from 0.52 miles in the latest published year, published by Leicester. Its own page has the rest of its figures.
No postcode district has its centre inside both distances. The two schools admit from 0.53 and 0.52 miles, and the ground those circles share holds no district centre, which is a fact about where the centres fall rather than about any one address. The map above shows both, and the postcode checker answers for both.
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Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to Abbey Mead Primary Academy that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rushey Mead Academy Both in reach | Secondary | 1.29 mi | 0.9 mi |
| Soar Valley College Both in reach | Secondary | 0.55 mi | 0.9 mi |
| Castle Mead Academy Both in reach | Secondary | 0.69 mi | 1.4 mi |
| Highfields Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.49 mi | 1.4 mi |
| Moat Community College Both in reach | Secondary | 0.52 mi | 1.4 mi |
| Barley Croft Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 1.98 mi | 1.5 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Religious character | No religious character |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| How full | 718 pupils in 740 places (97% full) |
| Trust | THE MEAD EDUCATIONAL TRUST |
| Local authority | Leicester |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Outstanding, inspected 17 April 2024 |
| Meeting the expected standard | 70.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25) |
| Year | Meeting the expected standard |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 70.0% |
| 2023/24 | 72.0% |
| 2022/23 | 79.0% |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Abbey Mead Primary Academy
| Girls and boys | 46.5% girls, 53.5% boys |
| English as an additional language | 94.8% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 11.7% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
Getting to Abbey Mead Primary Academy by bus
Best-served stop: Doncaster Road, 0.2 mi away, with 13.2 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 05:36, last 23:21.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis Avenue | 0.1 mi | 8.8 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 25, 127, 24, 24A |
| Ellis Avenue | 0.1 mi | 8.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 26, 127, 24, 24A |
| Shaftesbury Avenue | 0.1 mi | 8.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 26, 127, 24, 24A |
These are scheduled departures, not buses observed running. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two rows.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), week of 8 Sep 2026
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Common questions
What is the catchment area for Abbey Mead Primary Academy?
Abbey Mead Primary Academy does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in the latest published year lived 0.53 miles away, per Leicester.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Abbey Mead Primary Academy?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 0.53 miles was enough in the latest published year. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near Abbey Mead Primary Academy guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
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