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Mellor Community Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
60 Checketts Road, LEICESTER LE4 5EQ · mellor.leicester.sch.uk · 0116 294 6099
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · Sept 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 59%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Leicester 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Leicester Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 578
- 83% of 695 places
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 20.1%
- First language not English
- 93.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Leicester Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 58 families put the school first and 58 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 58 | 58 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 50 | 46 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 63 | 63 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 67 | 65 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 58 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 59% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Leicester it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼59% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 13 September 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Mellor Community Primary School was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 12 Sept 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (120 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 120
- 20% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 99% who raised concerns
based on 19 parents (16%) whose child was bullied
based on 14 parents (12%) with SEND