# Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre

Swallowdale 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.

Primary school. Code E139341. [Melton](https://openindex.co.uk/melton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 351
- Council: Melton
- URN: 139341

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Saint Francis Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saint-francis-catholic-primary-school-e146180): 800 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2023. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Long Field Spencer Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/long-field-spencer-academy-e138628): 1.1 km. Secondary. School remains Good, May 2023. Attainment 8 of 43.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Sherard Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sherard-primary-school-e145083): 1.1 km. Primary. Good (overall), January 2022. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Melton Vale Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/melton-vale-sixth-form-college-e145158): 1.2 km. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birch-wood-melton-area-special-school-e152239): 1.6 km. Special. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, April 2024
- [The Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-grove-primary-school-e141469): 1.6 km. Primary. Good (overall), January 2023. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/139341)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139341)

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