Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy

Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in its inspection. The school's leadership has created a positive and inclusive environment where pupils are eager to learn. Notable strengths include outstanding behavior and attitudes among pupils, particularly in the early years. The curriculum is well-structured, supporting students effectively in their learning journey, especially in reading and mathematics, where pupils thrive. However, there are opportunities for improvement, particularly regarding extra-curricular activities and ensuring consistency in lesson delivery across all subjects to enhance knowledge retention.

Strengths

• Outstanding behavior and attitudes from pupils.
• Exceptional early years provision that fosters foundational skills.
• Ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum that is adapted for all learners.
• Strong emphasis on reading, helping pupils to develop essential skills.
• Mathematics teaching that enables pupils to achieve very well.

Areas for Improvement

• Some lesson activities do not consistently support knowledge retention across all subjects.
• Limited extra-curricular clubs and activities for pupils.
• Few opportunities for students to take on leadership roles within the school.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.2% of pupils at Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy had 28.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 25.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.4% of pupils at Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy received £6,559 and spent £5,799 for each of its 400 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £378,000 (£946 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of The Mead Educational Trust, income was £8,481 and spending £7,789 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Leicester · Leicester local authority: places and applications

Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy is part of The Mead Educational Trust, which runs 16 schools. The nearest others:

• Oaklands Mead Academy Leicester
• Thurnby Mead Primary Academy Leicester
• North Mead Primary Academy Leicester
• Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy Leicester
• Kestrel Mead Primary Academy Leicester
• Orchard Mead Academy Leicester
• Netherhall Mead Academy Leicester
• Abbey Mead Primary Academy Leicester
• Rushey Mead Academy Leicester
• Castle Mead Academy Leicester

What is Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy have?

Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy has 437 pupils on roll.

What age range does Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy cover?

Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy?

Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy is at Balderstone Close, Off Ambassador Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 4ES.