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Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy

Leicester, LE5 4ESPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Oct 2023
KS2 Results
78%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
60 1st-choice / 60 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#2002 of 13,686 nationally

About Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy

Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy in Leicester was rated Good overall in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, but the detail tells a more nuanced story. The school earned Outstanding grades for both early years provision and behaviour and attitudes, while quality of education, personal development, and leadership and management were all judged Good. On the key academic metric of Key Stage 2 reading, writing and maths combined at the expected standard, 78% of pupils hit that benchmark in the 2023/24 academic year. That puts the school well above the Leicester local authority average of 62% and places it 8th out of 68 primary schools in the area, comfortably inside the top 25% nationally. For context, only five primaries in Leicester received an Outstanding overall rating, and the nearest one to Rowlatts Mead is Humberstone Junior School, 1.3 kilometres away.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressBalderstone Close, Leicester, Leicester, LE5 4ES
HeadteacherJennie Henson
Local AuthorityLeicester
Number of Pupils418
Free School Meals (FSM)28.5%
School Capacity418 / 315 (133% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

3 Oct 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Source: Ofsted, 9 Nov 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

8
Art StudiosPlaying FieldsGymnasiumDining HallForest SchoolSensory RoomMusic RoomsChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

SwimmingGymnasticsDanceRoundersTennisFootballCross Country

Clubs & Activities

GardeningCodingChess

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionPhysicalOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.