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Queensmead Primary Academy
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- Blaby District LE3 1PF
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| Effectiveness of leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Overall effectiveness at previous inspection | Good |
| Quality of teaching, learning and assessment | Good |
| Personal development, behaviour and welfare | Good |
| Outcomes for pupils | Good |
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Foundational Skills: The teaching of phonics is good, with the majority of Year 1 pupils attaining expected standards.
Success of the Curriculum: The school鈥檚 curriculum inspires pupils to learn and broadens their knowledge and skills.
Foundational Skills: Reading is taught well, prioritized with expert staff.
Success of the Curriculum: Ambitious and taught well in many subjects.
Areas Needing Improvement: Teachers need to ensure the most able pupils are sufficiently challenged in writing and mathematics.
Areas Needing Improvement: Need more opportunities to revisit knowledge in some foundation subjects.
Performance in Maths & Reading: Pupils are making good progress in reading, writing, and mathematics.
Support for Falling Behind: Effective support is provided for pupils who have SEN and disabilities, enabling good progress.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Pupils are confident and behave well, with caring and respectful relationships between adults and pupils.
Performance in Maths & Reading: Expert staff ensure reading is prioritized and well-taught.
Support for Falling Behind: Immediate support for pupils needing help.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Excellent behavior and attitudes towards learning.
Support for SEND Pupils: Provision for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities is good, tailored to meet individual needs.
Support for SEND Pupils: Well-supported with adapted lessons tailored to needs.
Managing Bullying and Pupil Safety: Instances of bullying are rare and handled appropriately; pupils feel safe in school.
Promotion of Welfare and Safety: A culture of vigilance exists for pupils鈥� welfare, and senior leaders ensure all staff are well trained.
Managing Bullying and Pupil Safety: Pupils feel happy and safe with effective safeguarding.
Parent Feedback: Parents confirm that the school keeps their child safe, though a few had concerns about bullying handling.
Parental Involvement: The early years leader ensures parents are actively involved in their children鈥檚 learning.
Extracurricular Activities: Frequent trips and visitors enhance pupils鈥� learning and broaden their experiences.
Extracurricular Activities: Offers football, choir, fencing, and more.
Teacher Engagement: Teachers plan lessons that interest and inspire pupils to learn.
Impact on Student Progress: Effective guidance and support from senior leaders are improving teaching across the school.
Assessment of Teaching Quality: Observations and scrutiny show that teaching is typically good. Where less strong, effective guidance is provided.
Assessment of Teaching Quality: Staff have good subject knowledge.
Teaching Staff Challenges: Teachers need to use assessment information more effectively to challenge the most able pupils.
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About Us
Queensmead Primary Academy is a Primary, Co-Ed school located in Leicestershire, East Midlands.
It has 413 students from age 3-11 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 22 : 1.
At this school, 84% of pupils achieved higher standard in reading, writing & maths at key stage 2.
This school rated Good by recent Ofsted inspection.
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The Queensmead Primary Academy, a unit of the Greenwood Academies Trust, is pleased to welcome you.
We are a busy, yet inviting and pleasant location with a lot going on.
This website strives to give you a taste of Academy life while also regularly updating information for parents and students.
The Greenwood Academies Trust (previously known as the Greenwood Dale Foundation Trust), which was established in 2009 and now educates roughly 17,000 students across seven local authority areas, including Nottingham City, Nottinghamshire, Leicester City, Northamptonshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire, and Central Bedfordshire, opened its doors to Queensmead Primary Academy in November 2012 as the first primary academy in Leicester City.
The Braunstone neighbourhood of Leicester has a long-standing local community that the Academy serves.
We've gone a long way and are still developing every day and every year.
The Academy is incredibly well-equipped, and each of our classes has an interactive whiteboard, overhead projectors, contemporary materials, and neat and orderly environments. All of our teachers also have laptops.
Our expansive grounds and roomy facility provide some of the best amenities for kids and parents, and we always work to update and expand these areas to meet the changing requirements of our students. The academy's leaders have high goals for the institution.
Their quick decisions have significantly raised the standard of instruction and learning. 2018 July Ofsted.
As an Academy, we want to maintain the gains we've made recently and are dedicated to raising standards and quality in a quick but lasting way.
Some of the best results published by Queensmead in its lengthy history occurred in July 2013, and we are quite pleased of this accomplishment.
For Queensmead to take on its difficulties and improve standards even higher, the stage is solidly prepared!
. The curriculum at the school is thoughtfully created to encourage students to learn and to enlarge their knowledge and skill sets. 2018 July Ofsted.
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We are a busy, yet inviting and pleasant location with a lot going on.
This website strives to give you a taste of Academy life while also regularly updating information for parents and students.
The Greenwood Academies Trust (previously known as the Greenwood Dale Foundation Trust), which was established in 2009 and now educates roughly 17,000 students across seven local authority areas, including Nottingham City, Nottinghamshire, Leicester City, Northamptonshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire, and Central Bedfordshire, opened its doors to Queensmead Primary Academy in November 2012 as the first primary academy in Leicester City.
The Braunstone neighbourhood of Leicester has a long-standing local community that the Academy serves.
We've gone a long way and are still developing every day and every year.
The Academy is incredibly well-equipped, and each of our classes has an interactive whiteboard, overhead projectors, contemporary materials, and neat and orderly environments. All of our teachers also have laptops.
Our expansive grounds and roomy facility provide some of the best amenities for kids and parents, and we always work to update and expand these areas to meet the changing requirements of our students. The academy's leaders have high goals for the institution.
Their quick decisions have significantly raised the standard of instruction and learning. 2018 July Ofsted.
As an Academy, we want to maintain the gains we've made recently and are dedicated to raising standards and quality in a quick but lasting way.
Some of the best results published by Queensmead in its lengthy history occurred in July 2013, and we are quite pleased of this accomplishment.
For Queensmead to take on its difficulties and improve standards even higher, the stage is solidly prepared!
. The curriculum at the school is thoughtfully created to encourage students to learn and to enlarge their knowledge and skill sets. 2018 July Ofsted.
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| Phase of Education | Primary | Primary | Primary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Academies | Academies | Academies |
| 夜来香研究所 grade |
A-
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A
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B-
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| Ofset report | Good | Good | - |
| Age range | 3-11 | 3-11 | 4-11 |
| Gender | Co-Ed | Co-Ed | Co-Ed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student teacher ratio | 22.2 | 20.7 | 23.6 |
| Proficient Math | 107 | 104 | 107 |
| Proficient Read | 106 | 103 | 107 |
| Grade 5 or above GCSE | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above A Level | - | - | - |
| Day Fees | - | - | - |
Primary Exam Result
View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.
| Average scaled score | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maths | 107 | 95 | 97 |
| Reading | 106 | 93 | 98 |
Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).
| Reading, writing and maths | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 84% | 53.17% | 55.96% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 6% | 5.45% | 7.42% |
Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.
| Subject | Progress score | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | 0.2 | Average |
| Writing | 0.7 | Average |
| Maths | 1.6 | Above Average |
Exam Result Not Published
Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.
Exam Result Not Published
Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.
Exam Result Not Published
Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.
View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.
| Average scaled score | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maths | 106 2 | 96 | 96 |
| Reading | 104 | 94 | 95 |
Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).
| Reading, writing and maths | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 63% 1 | 58.55% | 60.44% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 8% 3 | 8.5% | 9.72% |
Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.
| Subject | Progress score | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | 1.2 | Above Average |
| Writing | 0.8 | Above Average |
| Maths | 2.4 | Above Average |
View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.
| Average scaled score | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maths | 104 6 | 92 | 94 |
| Reading | 104 5 | 92 | 95 |
Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).
| Reading, writing and maths | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 64% 23 | 56.89% | 59.51% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 5% | 8.05% | 9.16% |
Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.
| Subject | Progress score | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | 0.1 | Average |
| Writing | -2.4 | Below Average |
| Maths | 1.3 | Above Average |
View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.
| Average scaled score | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maths | 98 | 91 | 93 |
| Reading | 99 | 89 | 93 |
Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).
| Reading, writing and maths | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 41% | 50.53% | 56.29% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 0% | 5.68% | 8.19% |
Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.
| Subject | Progress score | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | -3.7 | Well Below Average |
| Writing | -3.8 | Below Average |
| Maths | -3.9 | Below Average |
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Holidays & terms
Holidays 2024/25
| Holidays | Date |
|---|---|
| Autumn Half Term Holidays | 21st Oct 2024 - 25th Oct 2024 |
| Winter Holidays | 23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025 |
| Spring Half Term Holidays | 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025 |
| Spring Holidays | 14th Apr 2025 - 25th Apr 2025 |
| Summer Half Term Holidays | 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025 |
| Summer Holidays | 14th Jul 2025 - 25th Aug 2025 |
Terms Dates 2024/25
| Terms | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 27th Aug 2024 - 20th Oct 2024 |
| Autumn Term-2 | 26th Oct 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024 |
| Spring Term | 4th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025 |
| Spring Term-2 | 22nd Feb 2025 - 13th Apr 2025 |
| Summer Term | 26th Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025 |
| Summer Term-2 | 31st May 2025 - 13th Jul 2025 |
Students Teachers
22 : 1
Student teacher ratio at Queensmead Primary Academy
Local authority ratio 19 : 1