Brownlow Primary School

About Brownlow Primary School

Brownlow Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained since its most recent inspection in 2023, when inspectors confirmed the school 'remains Good'. The most telling academic metric for this large Melton primary is its Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard score: 54% of pupils met this benchmark in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure sits below the Leicestershire local authority average of 62%, placing the school 157th out of 231 similar primaries in the county. In the Melton borough specifically, Brownlow ranks 14th out of 18 schools on this measure, putting it in the bottom half locally. The school's national percentile ranking of 71st means it outperforms roughly three in ten primaries across England, though it sits in the bottom 50% of the East Midlands region.

Digging into the individual subject scores offers a more nuanced picture. In reading, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard, with an average scaled score of 104, and 25% achieved the higher standard. Maths tells a similar story: 79% hit the expected level, again with an average score of 104, and 17% reached the higher threshold. Writing is where the school struggles most — only 2% of pupils achieved the higher standard, and just 67% met the expected level, matching reading's expected rate. The combined expected figure of 54% is dragged down by the fact that pupils must hit the mark in all three subjects simultaneously. Ofsted's 2023 inspection noted that early years provision, leadership and management, and overall effectiveness all remain Good, though the report is an ungraded inspection confirming the existing rating rather than a full re-evaluation.

Brownlow is a popular school: for 2025/26 admissions, it received 123 applications for 64 places, with 57 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.92. The school serves a diverse cohort, with 15.8% of pupils eligible for free school meals. Facilities include a dining hall, ICT suite, library, music rooms, forest school and a chapel. Sports provision covers dance, athletics, swimming and gymnastics, while clubs extend to art, coding and book club. The school's SEND offer is broad, supporting pupils with specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, hearing impairment, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a school that suits families who value a strong SEND framework and a wide range of enrichment activities, but who may want to investigate why writing outcomes lag behind reading and maths.

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