SCHOOL PROFILE

St Mary's Church of England Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 139194
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 85.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

25 March 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Leicestershire
Trust RISE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 179 179 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 99 55.3% of pupils
Male pupils 80 44.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

19.0%
5.8 pts below England
School 19.0%
Melton 19.4%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

5.6%
14.7 pts below England
School 5.6%
Melton 6.4%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.6%
0.4 pts below England
School 0.6%
Melton 0.9%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
91.6%
164
African
2.2%
4
Any other White background
2.2%
4
White and Asian
2.2%
4
White and Black Caribbean
1.1%
2
Chinese
0.6%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 20.7% 37 of 179 pupils
0.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.7%
Melton 24.6%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.2% 29 pupils
England 14.8% 1.4 pts above
EHC plans 4.5% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 1.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 11
Speech, language & communication 8
Social, emotional & mental health 7
Moderate learning difficulty 3
No specialist assessment yet 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

55.0% 5.4 pts below England
School 55.0%
Melton 61.5%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

66.0%

7.8 pts below England

School 66.0%
Melton 77.6%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

72.0%

1.7 pts above England

School 72.0%
Melton 67.7%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

72.0%

In line with England

School 72.0%
Melton 74.4%
East Midlands 71.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.71%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.51 pts lower than England
School 3.71%
Melton 4.83%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

4.14%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.67 pts lower than England
School 4.14%
Melton 9.10%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Melton 0.82%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

85.2% 2.9 pts below England
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
85.2%
Melton
84.2%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information