Academy converter · Leicestershire

The Grove Primary School

5–11Ages
187Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141469URN

Asfordby Road, Melton Mowbray, LE13 0HN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

close to Leicestershire median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicestershire

64 applications for 23 places · 76th of 176 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%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 · 10 January 2023Ofsted'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

2.8applications per place, Reception

close to Leicestershire median (2.7) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

64 applications · 23 places offered · 22 named it first

2026 2.8; Leicestershire median median 2.7
2025 2.5; Leicestershire median median 2.8
2024 2.2; Leicestershire median median 2.4
2023 1.6; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2022 1.1; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2021 2.6; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2020 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2019 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2018 1.2; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2017 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2016 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2015 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.7
2014 1.5; Leicestershire median median 1.7; as the previous school

This school
Leicestershire median

Dashed bars: as The Grove Primary School (URN 119940), 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	23	64	2.8	22	0.96
Sep 2025	24	60	2.5	24	1.00
Sep 2024	25	54	2.2	24	0.96
Sep 2023	21	33	1.6	18	0.86
Sep 2022	20	22	1.1	16	0.80
Sep 2021	8	21	2.6	6	0.75
Sep 2020	15	24	1.6	14	0.93
Sep 2019	17	24	1.4	17	1.00
Sep 2018	22	26	1.2	21	0.95
Sep 2017	20	33	1.7	20	1.00
Sep 2016	18	31	1.7	15	0.83
Sep 2015	16	27	1.7	15	0.94
Sep 2014 *	27	40	1.5	25	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 58% · Maths 81% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%139th of 211 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Leicestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Leicestershire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard58%

Leicestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Leicestershire 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Leicestershire 79% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Leicestershire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	56%	3%	106	104
2023/24	48%	3%	103	106
2022/23	33%	0%	101	103

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

The Grove Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Saint Francis Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Brownlow Primary School
1.4 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
1.5 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre
1.6 km · Leicestershire

Good2022

2.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Sherard Primary School
1.8 km · Leicestershire

Good2022

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Asfordby Hill Primary School
2.0 km · Leicestershire

2026

4.7applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Melton Vale Sixth Form College
2.1 km · Leicestershire

Not yet inspected
Captains Close Primary School
4.3 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 55%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: 141469 · 855/2073
Trust: Mowbray Education Trust Limited
Capacity: 266 pupils · 187 on roll
Free school meals: 59.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2014
Replaced: The Grove Primary School (URN 119940)
Address: Asfordby Road, Melton Mowbray, LE13 0HN
Local authority: Leicestershire · Melton

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