Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Special schoolBirch Wood (Melton Area Special School) is a special school in Melton, for pupils aged 4 to 19. It had 246 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, April 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, 17 April 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Sherard Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), January 2022. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)410 m
- Melton Vale Sixth Form CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file500 m
- Brownlow Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, September 2023. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- Saint Francis Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2023. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- Swallowdale Primary School and Community CentrePrimary. Good (overall), December 2022. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Melton
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.