Academy converter · Leicestershire

Great Dalby School

5–11Ages
137Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139342URN

Top End, Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray, LE14 2HA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.3per place

1.6 above Leicestershire median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicestershire

86 applications for 20 places · 13th of 176 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 25 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

4.3applications per place, Reception

1.6 above Leicestershire median (2.7) 2.1 above England median (2.2)

86 applications · 20 places offered · 24 named it first

2026 4.3; Leicestershire median median 2.7
2025 3.6; Leicestershire median median 2.8
2024 3.5; Leicestershire median median 2.4
2023 3.0; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2022 2.1; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2021 2.4; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2020 1.8; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2019 2.8; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2018 2.6; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2017 2.2; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2016 2.3; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2015 2.2; Leicestershire median median 1.7
2014 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.7

More applications per place than the Leicestershire median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Leicestershire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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	20	86	4.3	24	1.20
Sep 2025	20	71	3.6	20	1.00
Sep 2024	20	70	3.5	29	1.45
Sep 2023	16	48	3.0	14	0.88
Sep 2022	20	42	2.1	24	1.20
Sep 2021	20	47	2.4	19	0.95
Sep 2020	19	35	1.8	18	0.95
Sep 2019	20	55	2.8	25	1.25
Sep 2018	20	52	2.6	27	1.35
Sep 2017	18	39	2.2	17	0.94
Sep 2016	20	45	2.3	21	1.05
Sep 2015	20	43	2.2	26	1.30
Sep 2014	18	28	1.6	17	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 79% · Maths 89% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%34th of 211 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Leicestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard58%

Leicestershire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Leicestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Leicestershire 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Leicestershire 79% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Leicestershire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

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Leicestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	79%	0%	109	107
2023/24	70%	5%	108	107
2022/23	63%	16%	108	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

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

Great Dalby SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.3applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre
3.5 km · Leicestershire

Good2022

2.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Melton Vale Sixth Form College
4.1 km · Leicestershire

Not yet inspected
Saint Francis Catholic Primary School
4.3 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Sherard Primary School
4.3 km · Leicestershire

Good2022

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
The Grove Primary School
5.0 km · Leicestershire

Good2023

2.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Asfordby Hill Primary School
5.0 km · Leicestershire

2026

4.7applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Gaddesby Primary School
5.3 km · Leicestershire

Good2023

2.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Somerby Primary School
5.4 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2022

3.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

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: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139342 · 855/2018
Trust: Bradgate Education Partnership
Capacity: 140 pupils · 137 on roll
Free school meals: 6.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2013
Replaced: Great Dalby School (URN 119911)
Address: Top End, Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray, LE14 2HA
Local authority: Leicestershire · Melton

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources