Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre
Dalby Road, Melton Mowbray, LE13 0BJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BRADGATE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Samantha Harries
- Sponsor
- Bradgate Education Partnership
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 351
- URN
- 139341
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01664565456
About this school
Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre is a primary academy in Melton Mowbray. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 351 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 50 | 52 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 40% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 60% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 65% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 63% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 370 |
| 2023/24 | 372 |
| 2024/25 | 365 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre compares
Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre ranked 160th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 4.9% | 25.8% | 351 | — |
| Saint Francis Catholic Primary School | 59% | 4.9% | 19.5% | 197 | 0.5 miles |
| Sherard Primary School | 62% | 3.8% | 16.5% | 443 | 0.7 miles |
| The Grove Primary School | 56% | 6.1% | 60.6% | 187 | 1.0 miles |
| Brownlow Primary School | 53% | 4.9% | 15.9% | 517 | 1.3 miles |
| Asfordby Hill Primary School | 85% | 3.5% | 12.2% | 196 | 1.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.75%
- English as an additional language
- 16.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.85%
- Persistent absence
- 10.25%
Location
Nearby schools
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Saint Francis Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
-
Sherard Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
-
The Grove Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
-
Brownlow Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
-
Asfordby Hill Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
Other schools in Melton Mowbray
Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre ranks 14th of the 19 ranked primary schools in Melton Mowbray.
- Ab Kettleby Primary School Primary
- Asfordby Hill Primary School Primary
- Brownlow Primary School Primary
- Captains Close Primary School Primary
- Frisby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Great Dalby School Primary
- Harby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hose Church of England Primary School Primary
- Long Clawson Church of England Primary School Primary
- Old Dalby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Saint Francis Catholic Primary School Primary
- Scalford Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre teach?
- Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Melton Mowbray.
- Who is the headteacher of Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre?
- The headteacher of Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre is Mrs Samantha Harries, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre?
- Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre has 351 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre full?
- Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre has capacity for 420 pupils and 351 on roll (84%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre a faith school?
- No. Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre has no designated religious character.
- Does Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre?
- Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre is part of BRADGATE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre rank locally?
- Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre ranked 160th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre's absence rate?
- Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.