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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 7 February 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 14 May 2015Graded 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 entry346 applications · 131 places offered · 128 named it first
- 2026 2.6; Leicestershire median median 2.3
- 2025 2.1; Leicestershire median median 2.3
- 2024 2.6; Leicestershire median median 2.2
- 2023 3.0; Leicestershire median median 2.1
- 2022 2.6; Leicestershire median median 1.8
- 2021 2.3; Leicestershire median median 1.7
- 2020 2.4; Leicestershire median median 1.8
- 2019 2.5; Leicestershire median median 1.6
- 2018 2.0; Leicestershire median median 1.6
- 2017 2.2; Leicestershire median median 1.6
- 2016 2.2; Leicestershire median median 1.6
- 2015 2.0; Leicestershire median median 1.5
- 2014 2.3; 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 | 131 | 346 | 2.6 | 128 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2025 | 135 | 283 | 2.1 | 122 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2024 | 134 | 345 | 2.6 | 132 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2023 | 114 | 341 | 3.0 | 134 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2022 | 128 | 336 | 2.6 | 121 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2021 | 134 | 307 | 2.3 | 121 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2020 | 138 | 330 | 2.4 | 139 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2019 | 137 | 347 | 2.5 | 137 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 149 | 303 | 2.0 | 105 | 0.70 |
| Sep 2017 | 125 | 277 | 2.2 | 107 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2016 | 107 | 230 | 2.2 | 94 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2015 | 106 | 209 | 2.0 | 89 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2014 | 105 | 236 | 2.3 | 98 | 0.93 |
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.) | 131 | 49.7 | 52% | 74% | – |
| 2024/25 | 139 | 46.3 | 41% | 62% | – |
| 2023/24 | 133 | 44.4 | 38% | 59% | +0.21 |
| 2022/23 | 127 | 47.9 | 43% | 77% | +0.34 |
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
- The Priory Belvoir AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20242.6applications per place 49.7Attainment 8
- 9.9 km · NottinghamshireGood20222.3applications per place 55.2Attainment 8
- 10.3 km · LincolnshireGood20242.3applications per place 36.6Attainment 8
- 11.1 km · LincolnshireGood20221.9applications per place 37.8Attainment 8
- 11.2 km · Lincolnshire20263.1applications per place 43.1Attainment 8
- 11.4 km · LincolnshireGood20222.0applications per place 73.2Attainment 8 Selective
- 11.8 km · NottinghamshireGood20242.7applications per place 43.6Attainment 8
- 11.9 km · LincolnshireOutstanding20231.9applications per place 68.4Attainment 8 Selective
- 14.0 km · NottinghamshireImproved significantly20252.3applications per place 49.1Attainment 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
- 138819 · 855/4036
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 650 pupils · 672 on roll
- Free school meals
- 15.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 October 2012
- Replaced
- Belvoir High School and Melton Vale Post 16 Centre (URN 120259)
- Address
- Barkestone Lane, Bottesford, Nottingham, NG13 0AX
- Local authority
- Leicestershire · Melton
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources