Academy converter · Leicestershire

Ab Kettleby Primary School

4–11Ages
67Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140696URN

Wartnaby Road, Ab Kettleby, Melton Mowbray, LE14 3JJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.3per place

1.5 above Leicestershire median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicestershire

47 applications for 11 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

36%met the expected standard

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 December 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
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

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

47 applications · 11 places offered · 10 named it first

2026 4.3; Leicestershire median median 2.7
2025 4.1; Leicestershire median median 2.8
2024 3.6; Leicestershire median median 2.4
2023 3.4; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2022 2.3; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2021 1.9; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2020 3.6; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2019 2.6; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2018 2.3; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2017 2.9; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2016 2.7; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2015 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.7
2014 2.8; Leicestershire median median 1.7; as the previous school

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

This school
Leicestershire median

Dashed bars: as Ab Kettleby Community Primary School (URN 119902), the previous school.

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	11	47	4.3	10	0.91
Sep 2025	11	45	4.1	10	0.91
Sep 2024	10	36	3.6	15	1.50
Sep 2023	10	34	3.4	10	1.00
Sep 2022	10	23	2.3	10	1.00
Sep 2021	9	17	1.9	7	0.78
Sep 2020	5	18	3.6	5	1.00
Sep 2019	11	29	2.6	12	1.09
Sep 2018	11	25	2.3	9	0.82
Sep 2017	11	32	2.9	13	1.18
Sep 2016	11	30	2.7	14	1.27
Sep 2015	11	19	1.7	12	1.09
Sep 2014 *	8	22	2.8	7	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 45% · Maths 36% → all three 36% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard36%202nd of 211 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Leicestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Leicestershire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard45%

Leicestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Leicestershire 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard36%

Leicestershire 79% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Leicestershire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Leicestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	36%	9%	106	100
2023/24	36%	0%	107	101
2022/23	0%	0%	101	97

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

Ab Kettleby Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

4.3applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
3.0 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Asfordby Hill Primary School
3.8 km · Leicestershire

2026

4.7applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Scalford Church of England Primary School
4.2 km · Leicestershire

Not yet inspected

3.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Captains Close Primary School
4.3 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Long Clawson Church of England Primary School
4.3 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place
The Grove Primary School
4.4 km · Leicestershire

Good2023

2.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Old Dalby Church of England Primary School
4.8 km · Leicestershire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Brownlow Primary School
5.0 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 53%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140696 · 855/2000
Trust: Mowbray Education Trust Limited
Capacity: 77 pupils · 67 on roll
Free school meals: 7.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2014
Replaced: Ab Kettleby Community Primary School (URN 119902)
Address: Wartnaby Road, Ab Kettleby, Melton Mowbray, LE14 3JJ
Local authority: Leicestershire · Melton

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