Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre
Dalby Road, Melton Mowbray, LE13 0BJ
351 pupils · 84% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- BRADGATE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Free school meals
- 29.9%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 December 2022, published 29 January 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 53% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 2% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 46 | 45 | 111 | 46 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 36 | 33 | 97 | 36 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 37 | 36 | 87 | 37 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 40 | 40 | 76 | 40 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 40 | 39 | 61 | 40 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 57 | 55 | 75 | 57 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 55 | 53 | 80 | 55 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 64 | 97 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Saint Francis Catholic Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Sherard Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The Grove Primary School 1.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Brownlow Primary School 2.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Asfordby Hill Primary School 2.8 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School 3.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.