Brownlow Primary School
Limes Avenue, Melton Mowbray, LE13 1QL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MOWBRAY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mrs Vicky Sellars
- Sponsor
- Mowbray Education Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 593
- Pupils on roll
- 517
- URN
- 140702
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01664562315
About this school
Brownlow Primary School is a primary academy in Melton Mowbray. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 517 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 88 | 89 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 54% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 1% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 67% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 79% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 74% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Brownlow Primary School 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 | 56% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 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 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 551 |
| 2023/24 | 544 |
| 2024/25 | 530 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brownlow Primary School compares
Brownlow Primary School ranked 161st 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 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 4.9% | 15.9% | 517 | — |
| The Grove Primary School | 56% | 6.1% | 60.6% | 187 | 0.8 miles |
| Saint Francis Catholic Primary School | 59% | 4.9% | 19.5% | 197 | 0.9 miles |
| Sherard Primary School | 62% | 3.8% | 16.5% | 443 | 0.9 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 55% | 3.7% | 19.9% | 179 | 1.3 miles |
| Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre | 53% | 4.9% | 25.8% | 351 | 1.3 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)
- 15.85%
- English as an additional language
- 10.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.94%
- Persistent absence
- 10.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Grove Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
-
Saint Francis Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
-
Sherard Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
-
Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre1.3 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
Other schools in Melton Mowbray
Brownlow Primary School ranks 15th of the 19 ranked primary schools in Melton Mowbray.
- Ab Kettleby Primary School Primary
- Asfordby Hill 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
- Sherard Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Brownlow Primary School teach?
- Brownlow Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Melton Mowbray.
- Who is the headteacher of Brownlow Primary School?
- The headteacher of Brownlow Primary School is Mrs Vicky Sellars, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Brownlow Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brownlow Primary School, 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 Brownlow Primary School?
- Brownlow Primary School has 517 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Brownlow Primary School full?
- Brownlow Primary School has capacity for 593 pupils and 517 on roll (87%), 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 Brownlow Primary School a faith school?
- No. Brownlow Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Brownlow Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Brownlow Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Brownlow Primary School?
- Brownlow Primary School is part of MOWBRAY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Brownlow Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Brownlow Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Brownlow Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% 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 Brownlow Primary School rank locally?
- Brownlow Primary School ranked 161st 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 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brownlow Primary School's absence rate?
- Brownlow Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brownlow Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brownlow Primary School'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 3 July 2026.