Community school · Leicester

Mellor Community Primary School

3–11Ages
578Pupils
PrimaryPhase
120073URN

60 Checketts Road, LEICESTER, LE4 5EQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2014

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · Sep 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

close to Leicester median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicester

89 applications for 58 places · 42nd of 72 in Leicester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2014

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · Sep 2023

Inspection history

13 September 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
16 January 2014
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Reception

close to Leicester median (1.6) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

89 applications · 58 places offered · 58 named it first

2026 1.5; Leicester median median 1.6
2025 1.7; Leicester median median 1.7
2024 1.7; Leicester median median 1.7
2023 1.5; Leicester median median 1.6
2022 1.9; Leicester median median 1.6
2021 1.3; Leicester median median 1.7
2020 1.9; Leicester median median 1.7
2019 1.5; Leicester median median 1.5
2018 1.6; Leicester median median 1.6
2017 2.0; Leicester median median 1.6
2016 1.9; Leicester median median 1.9
2015 1.8; Leicester median median 1.9
2014 1.1; Leicester median median 1.7

This school
Leicester median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	58	89	1.5	58	1.00
Sep 2025	50	84	1.7	46	0.92
Sep 2024	63	107	1.7	63	1.00
Sep 2023	67	99	1.5	65	0.97
Sep 2022	60	112	1.9	58	0.97
Sep 2021	88	118	1.3	78	0.89
Sep 2020	67	127	1.9	62	0.93
Sep 2019	70	106	1.5	67	0.96
Sep 2018	68	111	1.6	65	0.96
Sep 2017	59	116	2.0	52	0.88
Sep 2016	72	139	1.9	65	0.90
Sep 2015	67	120	1.8	60	0.90
Sep 2014	85	95	1.1	59	0.69

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 66% · Maths 81% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%42nd of 71 in Leicester

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Leicester 74% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Leicester 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Leicester 71% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Leicester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Leicester 76% England 77%

Higher standard42%

Leicester 28% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Leicester median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	59%	3%	105	106
2023/24	61%	5%	104	106
2022/23	56%	3%	104	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Mellor Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good · improving2023

1.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Rushey Mead Primary School
0.4 km · Leicester

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.5 km · Leicester

Good2023

1.4applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Abbey Mead Primary Academy
0.8 km · Leicester

Outstanding2024

1.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Wyvern Primary School
0.9 km · Leicester

2026

1.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Leicester

Some aspects not as strong2025

1.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Herrick Primary School
1.1 km · Leicester

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Catherine Junior School
1.2 km · Leicester

Good2023

43%met the SATs standard
Catherine Infant School
1.3 km · Leicester

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 120073 · 856/2348
Capacity: 695 pupils · 578 on roll
Free school meals: 20.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: 60 Checketts Road, LEICESTER, LE4 5EQ
Local authority: Leicester

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources