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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 24 May 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 31 January 2018Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry450 applications · 221 places offered · 218 named it first
- 2026 2.0; Leicestershire median median 2.3
- 2025 2.7; Leicestershire median median 2.3
- 2024 2.7; Leicestershire median median 2.2
- 2023 2.8; Leicestershire median median 2.1
- 2022 2.2; Leicestershire median median 1.8
- 2021 1.5; Leicestershire median median 1.7
- 2020 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.8
- 2019 1.5; Leicestershire median median 1.6
- 2018 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.6
- 2017 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.6
- 2016 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.6
- 2015 1.5; Leicestershire median median 1.5
- 2014 1.8; 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 | 221 | 450 | 2.0 | 218 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2025 | 172 | 464 | 2.7 | 260 | 1.51 |
| Sep 2024 | 176 | 479 | 2.7 | 266 | 1.51 |
| Sep 2023 | 165 | 453 | 2.8 | 243 | 1.47 |
| Sep 2022 | 175 | 379 | 2.2 | 277 | 1.58 |
| Sep 2021 | 176 | 261 | 1.5 | 180 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2020 | 175 | 288 | 1.7 | 194 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2019 | 177 | 268 | 1.5 | 189 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2018 | 147 | 238 | 1.6 | 144 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2017 | 128 | 199 | 1.6 | 108 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2016 | 117 | 182 | 1.6 | 101 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2015 | 113 | 170 | 1.5 | 96 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2014 | 85 | 152 | 1.8 | 71 | 0.84 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 178 | 43.4 | 46% | 64% | – |
| 2024/25 | 180 | 46.1 | 52% | 65% | – |
| 2023/24 | 177 | 47.7 | 48% | 72% | +0.06 |
| 2022/23 | 160 | 47.9 | 42% | 64% | 0.00 |
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
- Long Field Spencer AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.0applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · LeicestershireRequires improvement20242.3applications per place 41.7Attainment 8
- 13.0 km · Leicestershire20261.9applications per place 39.1Attainment 8
- 14.7 km · RutlandOutstanding20241.9applications per place 49.7Attainment 8
- 15.3 km · LeicestershireRequires improvement20232.3applications per place 44.5Attainment 8
- 15.8 km · Leicester20261.2applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
- 16.9 km · LeicesterGood20232.3applications per place 54.2Attainment 8
- 17.0 km · LeicestershireGraded · no overall grade20252.3applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
- 17.0 km · LeicestershireRemains Good20232.3applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 138628 · 855/5400
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 800 pupils · 930 on roll
- Free school meals
- 24.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2012
- Replaced
- Long Field School (URN 120308)
- Address
- Ambleside Way, Melton Mowbray, LE13 0BN
- Local authority
- Leicestershire · Melton
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources