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Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Balderstone Close, Off Ambassador Road, Leicester LE5 4ES · rowlatts-tmet.uk · 0116 276 8812
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 76%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Leicester 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.43 mi
- 0.68 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Leicester Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 437
- 122 over 315 places · 139%
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 29.7%
- First language not English
- 69.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.43 mi (684 m) from the school. Source: Leicester Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 65 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 92% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 49 | 49 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 45 | 46 | 1▲ | 96% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 43 | 40 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.43 mi0.68 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 76% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 22% 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 | |||
| ▲76% | 62% | ||
| ▲22% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 120054)
Ofsted
Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 3 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 3 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2020Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (12 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 12
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied