# Education in Melton

The middle of the East Midlands. 54,694 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 481 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Melton, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

In: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands)

## Number of schools

Melton: **33** (2026, council level, Great Britain only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government. Published 15 October 2026.

Melton had 33 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/number-of-schools#place=E07000133) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/number-of-schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/melton/education#l-schools-count

## Schools

Exact point level, Great Britain only. Source: Department for Education and Ofsted and Department for Education and Welsh Government and Scottish Government and Ordnance Survey.

Published as points, so there is no single figure for Melton. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools#place=E07000133) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/melton/education#l-schools

## Schools in Melton

Melton has 33 open schools: 25 primary, 3 secondary, 4 special and 1 sixth form and further education.

| Latest Ofsted grade | Schools |
| --- | --- |
| Outstanding | 1 |
| Good | 9 |
| Requires improvement | 2 |
| Inadequate | 0 |

12 of the 28 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between November 2019 and April 2024.
2 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.
5 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.
Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

### Primary (25) (25)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS2 2024/25) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ab Kettleby Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ab-kettleby-primary-school-e140696) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 67 | Good (overall), December 2022 | 36% met KS2 standard |
| [Asfordby Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/asfordby-hill-primary-school-e139340) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 196 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 85% met KS2 standard |
| [Bottesford Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bottesford-church-of-england-primary-school-e138905) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 199 | School remains Good, November 2023 | 76% met KS2 standard |
| [Brownlow Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brownlow-primary-school-e140702) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 517 | School remains Good, September 2023 | 53% met KS2 standard |
| [Buckminster Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/buckminster-primary-school-e150511) | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 41 | Requires improvement (overall), October 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Captains Close Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/captains-close-primary-school-e139845) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 189 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 55% met KS2 standard |
| [Croxton Kerrial Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/croxton-kerrial-church-of-england-primary-school-e140317) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 34 | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 56% met KS2 standard |
| [Frisby Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/frisby-church-of-england-primary-school-e139744) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 107 | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 65% met KS2 standard |
| [Gaddesby Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gaddesby-primary-school-e138807) | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 159 | Good (overall), November 2023 | 69% met KS2 standard |
| [Great Dalby School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-dalby-school-e139342) | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 137 | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 79% met KS2 standard |
| [Harby Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harby-church-of-england-primary-school-e120132) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 67 | Good (overall), November 2022 | 64% met KS2 standard |
| [Hose Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hose-church-of-england-primary-school-e120135) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 43 | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 43% met KS2 standard |
| [Long Clawson Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/long-clawson-church-of-england-primary-school-e120141) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 57 | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Old Dalby Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/old-dalby-church-of-england-primary-school-e140095) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 163 | Good (overall), May 2023 | 38% met KS2 standard |
| [Redmile Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/redmile-church-of-england-primary-school-e140910) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 61 | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 63% met KS2 standard |
| [Saint Francis Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saint-francis-catholic-primary-school-e146180) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 197 | School remains Good, February 2023 | 59% met KS2 standard |
| [Scalford Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/scalford-church-of-england-primary-school-e150049) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 69 | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 64% met KS2 standard |
| [Sherard Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sherard-primary-school-e145083) | Academy sponsor led | 2 to 11 | 443 | Good (overall), January 2022 | 62% met KS2 standard |
| [Somerby Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/somerby-primary-school-e140754) | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 42 | School remains Good, November 2022 | 50% met KS2 standard |
| [St Mary's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-church-of-england-primary-school-e139194) | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 179 | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 55% met KS2 standard |
| [St Peter's Church of England Primary School Wymondham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-church-of-england-primary-school-wymondham-e140909) | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 34 | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 100% met KS2 standard |
| [Stathern Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stathern-primary-school-e119952) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 98 | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | 77% met KS2 standard |
| [Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/swallowdale-primary-school-and-community-centre-e139341) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 351 | Good (overall), December 2022 | 53% met KS2 standard |
| [The Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-grove-primary-school-e141469) | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 187 | Good (overall), January 2023 | 56% met KS2 standard |
| [Waltham on the Wolds Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/waltham-on-the-wolds-church-of-england-primary-school-e140913) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 122 | Good (overall), April 2023 | 57% met KS2 standard |

### Secondary (3) (3)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS4 2025/26) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [John Ferneley College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/john-ferneley-college-e137617) | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 1,170 | Requires improvement (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8: 41.7 |
| [Long Field Spencer Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/long-field-spencer-academy-e138628) | Academy converter | 11 to 19 | 930 | School remains Good, May 2023 | Attainment 8: 43.4 |
| [The Priory Belvoir Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-priory-belvoir-academy-e138819) | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 672 | School remains Good, February 2024 | Attainment 8: 49.7 |

### Special (4) (4)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birch-wood-melton-area-special-school-e152239) | Academy special converter | 4 to 19 | 246 | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, April 2024 |
| [Include-Welby Grange](https://openindex.co.uk/school/include-welby-grange-e152471) | Other independent special school | 11 to 16 | – | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| [The Grange Therapeutic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-grange-therapeutic-school-e120330) | Other independent special school | 8 to 18 | 97 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| [The Place Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-place-independent-school-e142939) | Other independent special school | 5 to 18 | 68 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |

### Sixth form and further education (1) (1)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Melton Vale Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/melton-vale-sixth-form-college-e145158) | Academy 16-19 converter | 16 to 19 | 533 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

## More on this place

- [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/melton)
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- [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/melton/crime) (13)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/melton/people) (24)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/melton/deprivation) (8)
- [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/melton/health) (4)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/melton/environment) (9)
- [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/melton/transport) (4)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/melton/connectivity) (5)
- [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/melton/planning) (3)
- [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/melton/economy) (4)
- [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/melton/council-tax) (10)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/melton/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/melton/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/melton/sources) (28)

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E07000133/data?family=education

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