Academy sponsor led · Leicestershire

Sherard Primary School

2–11Ages
443Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145083URN

Grange Drive, Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.4 below Leicestershire median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicestershire

130 applications for 56 places · 117th of 176 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%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 · 25 January 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

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Leicestershire median (2.7) close to England median (2.2)

130 applications · 56 places offered · 52 named it first

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

More applications per place than the Leicestershire median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
Leicestershire median

Dashed bars: as Sherard Primary School and Community Centre (URN 119991), 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	56	130	2.3	52	0.93
Sep 2025	54	122	2.3	53	0.98
Sep 2024	56	98	1.8	52	0.93
Sep 2023	53	101	1.9	51	0.96
Sep 2022	47	75	1.6	44	0.94
Sep 2021	37	61	1.7	37	1.00
Sep 2020	59	101	1.7	68	1.15
Sep 2019	42	71	1.7	38	0.90
Sep 2018	46	75	1.6	44	0.96
Sep 2017 *	53	100	1.9	52	0.98
Sep 2016 *	45	85	1.9	52	1.16
Sep 2015 *	45	76	1.7	48	1.07
Sep 2014 *	34	58	1.7	32	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 65% · Maths 73% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%114th of 211 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Leicestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Leicestershire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Leicestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Leicestershire 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Leicestershire 79% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Leicestershire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	62%	5%	105	105
2023/24	65%	6%	107	106
2022/23	55%	0%	108	105

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

Sherard Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Melton Vale Sixth Form College
0.3 km · Leicestershire

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

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre
1.1 km · Leicestershire

Good2022

2.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Brownlow Primary School
1.4 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
The Grove Primary School
1.8 km · Leicestershire

Good2023

2.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
3.2 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

2026

4.7applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Great Dalby School
4.3 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.3applications per place 79%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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145083 · 855/2035
Trust: Mowbray Education Trust Limited
Capacity: 420 pupils · 443 on roll
Free school meals: 16.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2017
Replaced: Sherard Primary School and Community Centre (URN 119991)
Address: Grange Drive, Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA
Local authority: Leicestershire · Melton

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