Rushey Mead Academy, previously known as Rushey Mead School, is a mixed secondary school located in Leicester, Leicestershire, England for students aged 11 to 16. It is part of The Mead Educational Trust which also includes
Orchard Mead Academy
Orchard Mead Academy, previously known as Hamilton Community College, is a co-educational secondary school located in Leicester, England, taking children between the ages of eleven and sixteen.[Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) is a Non-ministerial government department, non-ministerial department of Government of the United Kingdom, His Majesty's government, reporting to Parliament of the U ...]
report, the school was rated ''"outstanding"'' for overall effectiveness. In 2009,
Ofsted
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highlighted it as one of 12 outstanding schools serving disadvantaged communities.
The Real Schools Guide 2018 named Rushey Mead Academy the best state-funded secondary school in Leicester and Leicestershire.
Notable former pupils
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Jigar Naik
Jigar Kumar Hakumatrai Naik (born 10 August 1984) is an English cricket player. Jigar was both at Leicester and educated at Rushey Mead School and Gateway College in the city. He is, as of June 2015, playing for Leicestershire.
Naik who playe ...
— Leicestershire cricketer
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Tony Sibson
Tony Sibson (born 9 April 1958, in Leicester, England) is a former professional boxer. Boxing career
Tony Sibson was Commonwealth and European champion and a 3-time world title challenger. His speed coupled with rugged power enabled him to be rank ...
— boxer
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Mark Morrison
Mark Morrison (born 3 May 1972) is a British R&B singer. His single, "Return of the Mack", became a No. 1 or top 10 hit in several European countries in 1996. The song peaked at No. 2 in the United States the following year.
Career
Mark Mo ...
— R&B singer
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Chris Pyatt
Chris Pyatt (born 1963 in Islington) is a former world middleweight champion boxer from Leicester, England.
Boxing career Amateur
He represented England and won a gold medal in the welterweight division, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Br ...
— boxer, former world middleweight champion
References
External links
School homepage
In the News
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Secondary schools in Leicester
Academies in Leicester