Academy converter · Leicestershire

John Ferneley College

11–16Ages
1,170Pupils
SecondaryPhase
137617URN

Scalford Road, Melton Mowbray, LE13 1LH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

close to Leicestershire median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Leicestershire

365 applications for 159 places · 21st of 43 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

41.7of 90

Leicestershire 46.7 England 46.0

33rd of 43 in Leicestershire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 16 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Year 7

close to Leicestershire median (2.3) close to England median (2.2)

365 applications · 159 places offered · 139 named it first

2026 2.3; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2025 1.7; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2024 1.7; Leicestershire median median 2.2
2023 1.5; Leicestershire median median 2.1
2022 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2021 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.7
2020 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2019 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2018 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2017 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2016 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2015 1.5; Leicestershire median median 1.5
2014 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.4

This school
Leicestershire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	159	365	2.3	139	0.87
Sep 2025	221	377	1.7	123	0.56
Sep 2024	234	406	1.7	127	0.54
Sep 2023	258	375	1.5	180	0.70
Sep 2022	207	279	1.4	173	0.84
Sep 2021	241	310	1.3	233	0.97
Sep 2020	239	313	1.3	225	0.94
Sep 2019	211	273	1.3	205	0.97
Sep 2018	241	318	1.3	239	0.99
Sep 2017	220	315	1.4	250	1.14
Sep 2016	235	327	1.4	252	1.07
Sep 2015	215	319	1.5	251	1.17
Sep 2014	212	304	1.4	240	1.13

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

237 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.733rd of 43 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 46.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths33%36th of 43 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths59%

Leicestershire 66% England 66%

This school
Leicestershire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.34

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	237	41.7	33%	59%	–
2024/25	239	43.8	37%	64%	–
2023/24	233	45.0	45%	65%	−0.34
2022/23	243	43.9	42%	62%	−0.47

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

John Ferneley CollegeThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

2.3applications per place 41.7Attainment 8
Long Field Spencer Academy
2.4 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
Wreake Valley Academy
14.9 km · Leicestershire

2026

1.9applications per place 39.1Attainment 8
Catmose College
15.7 km · Rutland

Outstanding2024

1.9applications per place 49.7Attainment 8
The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form
16.8 km · Nottinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.9applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
The Roundhill Academy
17.3 km · Leicestershire

Requires improvement2023

2.3applications per place 44.5Attainment 8
Humphrey Perkins School
18.1 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
Orchard Mead Academy
18.1 km · Leicester

2026

1.2applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
The Priory Belvoir Academy
18.2 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 49.7Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137617 · 855/4044
Trust: Mowbray Education Trust Limited
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,100 pupils · 1,170 on roll
Free school meals: 19.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2011
Replaced: John Ferneley College (URN 120264)
Address: Scalford Road, Melton Mowbray, LE13 1LH
Local authority: Leicestershire · Melton

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources