Brownlow Primary School

Melton · LE13 1QL

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 517 pupils, 16.1% FSM

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Brownlow Primary School

General Information

Address: Limes Avenue, Melton Mowbray, LE13 1QL – View on map
Phone: 01664562315
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Vicky Sellars
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 46 families put it first for 48 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 9 · 2025 9 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

517 pupils out of 593 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 83
% eligible for free school meals: 16.1%
Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (more mixed than the Melton average)
English as an additional language: 11% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 18.2% a year (Melton 16.8%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 40% moved to another school, 60% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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Across Leicestershire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 3 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 3 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Leicestershire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 10.1%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 13.3%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 35 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 19 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 6 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Hearing impairment: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 5 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Headteacher Approval

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 53% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 0% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 7 percentage points below the Melton average (60%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (3-year average 54% against an expected 65%)
3-year average (expected standard): 54%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 75% · Writing 64% · Maths 77% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 73%
Average test scores: reading 105, maths 104
Based on: 88 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolMelton averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 7 percentage points below the Melton average (60%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 18th of 23 junior and primary schools in the area

=16Captains Close Primary School55%
=16St Mary's Church of England Primary School55%
=18Brownlow Primary School53%
=18Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre53%
#20Somerby Primary School50%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1St Peter's Church of England Primary School Wymondham100%
#2Asfordby Hill Primary School85%
#3Great Dalby School79%
#4Stathern Primary School77%
#5Bottesford Church of England Primary School76%
#6Gaddesby Primary School69%
#7Frisby Church of England Primary School65%
=8Harby Church of England Primary School64%
=8Scalford Church of England Primary School64%
#10Redmile Church of England Primary School63%
#11Sherard Primary School62%
#12Saint Francis Catholic Primary School59%
#13Waltham on the Wolds Church of England Primary School57%
=14Croxton Kerrial Church of England Primary School56%
=14The Grove Primary School56%
=16Captains Close Primary School55%
=16St Mary's Church of England Primary School55%
=18Brownlow Primary School53%
=18Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre53%
#20Somerby Primary School50%
#21Hose Church of England Primary School43%
#22Old Dalby Church of England Primary School38%
#23Ab Kettleby Primary School36%

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4th of 17 primary schools in Melton for Ofsted rating

#2Ab Kettleby Primary SchoolGood
#3Bottesford Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#4Brownlow Primary SchoolGood
#5Croxton Kerrial Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#6Gaddesby Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Stathern Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Ab Kettleby Primary SchoolGood
#3Bottesford Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#4Brownlow Primary SchoolGood
#5Croxton Kerrial Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#6Gaddesby Primary SchoolGood
#7Harby Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#8Old Dalby Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#9Redmile Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#10Saint Francis Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#11Sherard Primary SchoolGood
#12Somerby Primary SchoolGood
#13St Peter's Church of England Primary School WymondhamGood
#14Swallowdale Primary School and Community CentreGood
#15The Grove Primary SchoolGood
#16Waltham on the Wolds Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#17Buckminster Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,321 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

24th of 25 primary schools in Melton for spending per pupil

#22Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre£5,786
#23Frisby Church of England Primary School£5,330
#24Brownlow Primary School£5,321
#25St Mary's Church of England Primary School£5,277

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Somerby Primary School£11,977
#2Long Clawson Church of England Primary School£11,620
#3Buckminster Primary School£11,370
#4Hose Church of England Primary School£11,159
#5Captains Close Primary School£10,824
#6St Peter's Church of England Primary School Wymondham£9,676
#7Harby Church of England Primary School£9,339
#8The Grove Primary School£8,202
#9Ab Kettleby Primary School£7,746
#10Scalford Church of England Primary School£7,549
#11Stathern Primary School£7,548
#12Sherard Primary School£7,132
#13Redmile Church of England Primary School£6,667
#14Bottesford Church of England Primary School£6,414
#15Old Dalby Church of England Primary School£6,411
#16Saint Francis Catholic Primary School£6,283
#17Asfordby Hill Primary School£6,270
#18Croxton Kerrial Church of England Primary School£6,073
#19Waltham on the Wolds Church of England Primary School£6,031
#20Gaddesby Primary School£5,978
#21Great Dalby School£5,874
#22Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre£5,786
#23Frisby Church of England Primary School£5,330
#24Brownlow Primary School£5,321
#25St Mary's Church of England Primary School£5,277

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