Academy converter · Leicestershire

Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre

4–11Ages
351Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139341URN

Dalby Road, Melton Mowbray, LE13 0BJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.3 below Leicestershire median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicestershire

111 applications for 46 places · 111th of 176 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 December 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Leicestershire median (2.7) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

111 applications · 46 places offered · 45 named it first

2026 2.4; Leicestershire median median 2.7
2025 2.7; Leicestershire median median 2.8
2024 2.4; Leicestershire median median 2.4
2023 1.9; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2022 1.5; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2021 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2020 1.5; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2019 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2018 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2017 1.8; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2016 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2015 1.8; Leicestershire median median 1.7
2014 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.7

More applications per place than the Leicestershire median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Leicestershire 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	46	111	2.4	45	0.98
Sep 2025	36	97	2.7	33	0.92
Sep 2024	37	87	2.4	36	0.97
Sep 2023	40	76	1.9	40	1.00
Sep 2022	40	61	1.5	39	0.98
Sep 2021	57	75	1.3	55	0.96
Sep 2020	55	80	1.5	53	0.96
Sep 2019	60	97	1.6	64	1.07
Sep 2018	59	85	1.4	59	1.00
Sep 2017	57	101	1.8	54	0.95
Sep 2016	60	99	1.7	52	0.87
Sep 2015	52	92	1.8	52	1.00
Sep 2014	57	97	1.7	66	1.16

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 65% · Maths 58% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%159th of 211 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Leicestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard12%

Leicestershire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Leicestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Leicestershire 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard58%

Leicestershire 79% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Leicestershire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Leicestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	53%	2%	102	100
2023/24	40%	2%	101	102
2022/23	38%	2%	100	101

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

Swallowdale Primary School and Community CentreThis school
This school

Good2022

2.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Saint Francis Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Sherard Primary School
1.1 km · Leicestershire

Good2022

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Melton Vale Sixth Form College
1.2 km · Leicestershire

Not yet inspected
The Grove Primary School
1.6 km · Leicestershire

Good2023

2.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Brownlow Primary School
2.1 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Asfordby Hill Primary School
2.8 km · Leicestershire

2026

4.7applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
3.1 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Great Dalby School
3.5 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.3applications per place 79%met the SATs standard

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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139341 · 855/2185
Trust: Bradgate Education Partnership
Capacity: 420 pupils · 351 on roll
Free school meals: 29.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2013
Replaced: Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre (URN 119987)
Address: Dalby Road, Melton Mowbray, LE13 0BJ
Local authority: Leicestershire · Melton

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