Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Leicester
Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy is a primary school in Leicester for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 3 October 2023. Leicester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Balderstone Close, Off Ambassador Road, Leicester, LE5 4ES
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Leicester
- Pupils on roll
- 437 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 28
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 3 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are very happy to attend Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy.”
- “They display very positive attitudes to all aspects of school life.”
- “There are no disruptions to learning.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, lesson activities do not reliably help pupils learn as well as they might.”
- “On occasion, staff do not check that pupils are secure in what they have learned in the past.”
- “When this happens, pupils struggle to make sense of new knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 76% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 65 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 60 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2025 to 2026, as Leicester published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leicester.
- Coleman Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Whitehall Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Barnabas CofE Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Krishna Avanti Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Humberstone Infant Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Humberstone Junior School 0.8 mi Outstanding
- Merrydale Junior School 0.8 mi Standards maintained
- Merrydale Infant School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published