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Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy

Academy converter · Leicester · LE5 4ES

Ages 3–11 · 437 pupils · Leicester

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

78%

Overall absence

6.0%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-10-03

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)78%
Higher standard (RWM)15%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.9%
Unauthorised2.2%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.2%
Enrolments in measure
330

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

49

Places offered

49

1st-preference offers

49

Total preferences (any rank)
73
Preferred offers (top 3)
49
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill120%

437 pupils · 315 places

Pupils on roll
437
Boys / girls
209 / 228
School capacity
315
Capacity fill
437 / 315 (139%)
Free school meals
29.7%
FSM pupils
110
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: THE MEAD EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Academy trust
THE MEAD EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Sponsor
The Mead Educational Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Jennie Henson

Location

Address
Balderstone Close, Off Ambassador Road
Postcode
LE5 4ES
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicester
District
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester East
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Leicester, Leicester, 437 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 29.7%.

Open schools in Leicester
229
Primary schools in Leicester
153
Academies among open schools in Leicester
56% (128)
Open schools in LE5
45
Primary in LE5
24
Open schools in Leicester LA
142
Primary in Leicester LA
82

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    Leicester · LE5 5FS · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM22.1%
    • Demand0.98

    0.7 miles away

  • Whitehall Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Leicester · LE5 6GJ · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS291%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM10.4%
    • Demand1.00

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  • St Barnabas CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    • KS264%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM17.1%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Krishna Avanti Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    • KS268%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM5.6%
    • Demand0.95

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  • Humberstone Junior School

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    • Absence5.8%
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  • Humberstone Infant Academy

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    • FSM15.7%
    • Demand0.99

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  • Merrydale Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 7–11

    • KS251%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM31.6%

    0.8 miles away

  • Merrydale Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 3–7

    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM17.0%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Jennie Henson
Telephone
01162768812
Website
www.rowlatts-tmet.uk

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