St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Melton Mowbray
St Mary's Church of England Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Melton Mowbray, part of Rise Multi Academy Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 13th-highest of the 19 schools in Melton Mowbray with published results, and 10,716th of 14,452 across England. It was 89% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Leicestershire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Mary's Church of England Primary School in detail
St Mary's Church of England Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "We hope it will give you an insight in to the wide range of opportunities that are available to the children at St Mary's. Welcome to St Mary's C of E Primary School! It is with great pleasure and excitement that I extend a warm welcome to all our new and returning families."
Coming up: an open day on Monday 9 November 2026 at 3.30pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Leicestershire
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils at St Mary's Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 77% in Leicestershire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (70% in reading, 63% in maths).
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at St Mary's Church of England Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 24 families put St Mary's Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 85 named it as one of their preferences, for 25 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Mary's Church of England Primary School are The Grove Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 81% reading, 81% maths); Brownlow Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 75% reading, 77% maths); Asfordby Hill Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 92% reading, 96% maths); and Saint Francis Catholic Primary School (1.5 miles, Good, 66% reading, 66% maths).
St Mary's Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
The Grove Primary SchoolBrownlow Primary SchoolAsfordby Hill Primary SchoolSaint Francis Catholic Primary School
The trust
St Mary's Church of England Primary School is one of 26 schools run by Rise Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
What parents say
58 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Mary's Church of England Primary School (as of September 2025): 79% would recommend the school, 86% say their child is happy there and 69% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (91%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (69%).
Who goes there
5.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Melton Mowbray Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Brampton Road (adjacent), 100 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Mary's Church of England Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 8th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, St Mary's Church of England Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 1.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Mary's Church of England Primary School are John Ferneley College (0.6 miles) and Long Field Spencer Academy (1.3 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from May 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
St Mary's provides a warm, welcoming environment where children thrive through positive relationships and high expectations. The school delivers strong teaching in core subjects like mathematics and has excellent support systems for pupils who need extra help. Staff work hard to broaden children's horizons through the curriculum and enriching experiences that help them understand the wider world.
Key Strengths
- Strong teaching in mathematics where pupils recall facts with speed and accuracy and solve complex problems confidently
- Ambitious curriculum that broadens horizons through carefully chosen authors, places, and significant individuals
- Effective identification and support for pupils with special educational needs
- Positive school culture where pupils are polite, respectful, and listen to each other
- Good early years provision where children settle quickly and are well prepared for key stage one
Areas for Improvement
- Phonics teaching is inconsistent - some staff do not model sounds clearly and pupils do not get enough practice to develop fluency quickly enough
- Curriculum evaluation systems are not well-established in some subjects, making it hard to identify what's working and what staff need support with
- In some subjects, staff subject knowledge is not as strong as it could be, meaning pupils sometimes don't get appropriate activities to learn as well as they could
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with pupils feeling safe and knowing they can share worries with trusted adults.
Extracurricular Activities
Extra-curricular clubs, sports tournaments, choral events, pupil charter activities, happy lunchtime activities, young governors roles, weekly news story discussions, clubs and trips
St Mary's Church of England Primary School is a welcoming school where pupils are happy and feel safe, guided by the values 'be courageous, be strong, do everything in love'. The school has received a Good rating across all key areas including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management.
At a Glance
19.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
58 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 70% to 66% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 63% to 72% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 72% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.2
Avg class size
28.0
Infant (KS1)
25.0
KS2
5
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Staff Across Leicestershire and South Derbyshire Schools Come Together for Pride
30 Jun 2026
Rise Multi Academy Trust Launches Innovative EmpowerED Project to Enable Pupils and Staff to Flourish
12 Mar 2026
St Mary's Primary School Receives £500 from Ragdale Hall Community Chest to Support Outdoor Classroom Project
27 Jun 2025
St Mary's Church of England Primary School Celebrated for Sustained High Standards in Ofsted Inspection
13 May 2025
St Mary's C of E Primary School Triumphs in Sky Schools Dance Challenge 2025
2 Apr 2025
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to St Mary's Church of England Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. St Mary's Church of England Primary School is in Leicestershire; for families living there:
- Leicestershire's school travel policy: Mainstream School Transport for 5 to 16 year olds
- How to apply: Request for school transport on medical grounds form PDF, 359.48 KB Opens new window
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Leicestershire is 3 (the median across 329 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
89%
Available places
187 pupils
210 places
23 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Melton Mowbray
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Melton Mowbray
Across Leicestershire council
Places available
8,574
Applications
6,827
Got 1st preference
94.0%
Got preferred school
99.3%
All primary applications across Leicestershire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
29
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
20.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
179
Total Pupils
80
Boys
99
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
16.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,336
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,397
Per pupil
£1140k
Total funding
£53k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.7%
Overall absence
4.1%
Persistent absence
169
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Questions parents ask about St Mary's Church of England Primary School
What are SATs results like at St Mary's Church of England Primary School?
Of the pupils at St Mary's Church of England Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 66% reached the expected standard in reading and 72% did so in maths.
What is St Mary's Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?
St Mary's Church of England Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in May 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for St Mary's Church of England Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When St Mary's Church of England Primary School is oversubscribed, Leicestershire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at St Mary's Church of England Primary School?
St Mary's Church of England Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 89% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at St Mary's Church of England Primary School?
Classes at St Mary's Church of England Primary School average 26.2 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to St Mary's Church of England Primary School?
St Mary's Church of England Primary School has around 179 pupils on roll. 19% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Mary's Church of England Primary School?
3.7% of sessions were missed at St Mary's Church of England Primary School in 2024/25. 4.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Mary's Church of England Primary School?
Apply through Leicestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming St Mary's Church of England Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near St Mary's Church of England Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Leicestershire is 3 (the median across 329 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Mary's Church of England Primary School?
St Mary's Church of England Primary School is at Brampton Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 0NA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)