Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre
Primary schoolSwallowdale Primary School and Community Centre is a primary school in Melton, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 351 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), December 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 6 December 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 53% of pupils at Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Leicestershire and 62% in England.
2% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Saint Francis Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2023. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)800 m
- Long Field Spencer AcademySecondary. School remains Good, May 2023. Attainment 8 of 43.4 (2025/26, provisional)1.1 km
- Sherard Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), January 2022. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Melton Vale Sixth Form CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.2 km
- Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)Special. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, April 20241.6 km
- The Grove Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), January 2023. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Melton
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).