Mellor Community Primary School

About Mellor Community Primary School

Mellor Community Primary School is a state primary in Leicester that is clearly in demand. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 84 applications for just 50 places, with 46 of those coming as first preferences, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.68. The school currently has 589 pupils on roll against a capacity of 695, so there is some physical room to grow, but the competition for places suggests it is a popular choice locally. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 19.6%, which is above the national average for primary schools and reflects the diverse, urban intake you would expect in Leicester. The school is non-denominational and caters for children from age 3 through to 11, with nursery provision available. It is a mixed-gender school, and the headteacher is Nicola Foster.

Academically, Mellor sits in the middle of the pack in Leicester. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is just one percentage point below the local authority average of 62%. Nationally, the school ranks in the 53rd percentile, placing it in the bottom half of schools overall but not far off the median. In the Leicester local authority, it ranks 39th out of 68 primary schools. Looking at individual subjects, 91% of pupils met the expected standard in maths, with an average scaled score of 106, and 34% achieved the higher standard. Reading and writing were a bit lower, with 71% and 73% reaching the expected standard respectively. Only 5% of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects. The school has held a Good rating from Ofsted since at least 2011, and its most recent ungraded inspection in 2023 confirmed it remains Good and is improving.

The school offers a solid range of facilities, including a forest school, sensory room, art studios, music rooms, an ICT suite, a gymnasium and a sports hall. There is a chapel on site, though the school has no religious character. Sports on offer include athletics, swimming, netball, tennis and rounders, and there are clubs such as drama, choir, book club and science club. The SEND provision is broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, hearing and visual impairments, physical disabilities, and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent views are very positive: 94% of the 282 respondents would recommend the school, and 97% agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy there. The school suits families who want a well-resourced primary with strong SEND support and a clear focus on maths, and who are comfortable with a large, urban school that is oversubscribed but not at the very top of the local league tables.

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