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.
As part of these works Nether Hall Special School co-located with Hamilton on the Keyham Lane West site.
[4] In 2014, 55% of students achieved 5 GCSE grades A*-C including English and Maths; this figure dropped to only 25% in 2015.
[6] In October 2016, the school was rated by Ofsted as "Inadequate" in all areas and was placed into special measures.
[7] In June 2017, the school attracted criticism after informally excluding at least 40 pupils for peacefully protesting against cuts to education funding and compulsory redundancy of support staff.