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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 17 February 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 17 May 2017Graded inspection: Good · as Saint Francis Catholic Primary School, URN 120216
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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 entry61 applications · 25 places offered · 25 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.4; Leicestershire median median 2.7
- 2025 2.9; Leicestershire median median 2.8
- 2024 2.0; Leicestershire median median 2.4
- 2023 2.1; Leicestershire median median 2.3
- 2022 1.5; Leicestershire median median 1.9
- 2021 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.8
- 2020 1.8; Leicestershire median median 1.8
- 2019 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.9
- 2018 2.0; Leicestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2017 2.4; Leicestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2016 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2015 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2014 1.8; Leicestershire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- This school
- Leicestershire median
Dashed bars: as Saint Francis Catholic Primary School (URN 120216), 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 | 25 | 61 | 2.4 | 25 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 16 | 47 | 2.9 | 16 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 21 | 41 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2023 | 21 | 43 | 2.1 | 21 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 33 | 48 | 1.5 | 29 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2021 | 26 | 42 | 1.6 | 26 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 24 | 43 | 1.8 | 23 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2019 | 31 | 50 | 1.6 | 29 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2018 * | 24 | 48 | 2.0 | 24 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 * | 19 | 46 | 2.4 | 19 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 * | 35 | 56 | 1.6 | 33 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2015 * | 45 | 77 | 1.7 | 51 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2014 * | 28 | 51 | 1.8 | 27 | 0.96 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 66% · Writing 63% · Maths 66% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Leicestershire median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 59% | 9% | 102 | 102 |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 0% | 104 | 102 |
| 2022/23 | 61% | 6% | 105 | 104 |
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
- Saint Francis Catholic Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · LeicestershireGood20222.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · LeicestershireGood20232.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · LeicestershireGood20222.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · LeicestershireNot yet inspected
- 1.4 km · LeicestershireRemains Good20232.5applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 2.4 km · LeicestershireGraded · no overall grade20253.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
- 2.5 km · Leicestershire20264.7applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
- 4.3 km · LeicestershireGraded · no overall grade20254.3applications per place 79%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
- 146180 · 855/3342
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 315 pupils · 197 on roll
- Free school meals
- 20.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 September 2018
- Replaced
- Saint Francis Catholic Primary School (URN 120216)
- Address
- Dalby Road, Melton Mowbray, LE13 0BP
- Local authority
- Leicestershire · Melton
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources