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Scalford Church of England Primary School

Primary Ages 4-11 69 pupils Melton Mowbray
Ofsted: Good

Scalford Church of England Primary School is an academy converter in Melton Mowbray for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 69 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Scalford Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in October 2018 of its predecessor, Scalford Church of England Primary School. In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: December 2023. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address School Lane
Scalford
Melton Mowbray
Leicestershire
LE14 4DT
Phone 01664444282
Reference Number 150049

General Makeup

Number of pupils 69
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.28%
Girls: 50.72%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 10.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 3 6 9
2 5 6 11
3 6 8 14
4 3 2 5
5 6 7 13
6 8 4 12

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 94.2%
White, Other 2.9%
Unclassified 2.9%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Scalford Church of England Primary School, inspected in October 2018.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
06 Dec 2023 Academy conversion letter

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 64%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 108
Maths 107
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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 6 0
Third Preference 9 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Scalford Church of England Primary School had 72 pupils for 77 places. 5 places (6.5%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Scalford Primary” planning area

Leicestershire counted 8 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 9 in 2029–30, up 13%.

20242025
Places 7777
Pupils 7272
Unfilled 6.5%6.5%

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Scalford Church of England Primary School attended 96.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 1.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20242025
Authorised absence 3.3%3.1%
Unauthorised absence 0.8%0.3%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Scalford Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

20242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.0
Permanent exclusions 00

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Scalford Church of England Primary School had 20.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 35.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

20252026
Pupils per adult 9.511.4
Teachers who left state teaching 35.4%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 14.3%–
Sick days per teacher 0.1–

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.0% of pupils at Scalford Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Autistic spectrum disorder 4 1
Social, emotional and mental health 3 1
Specific learning difficulty 2 0
Speech, language and communication needs 0 1

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Scalford Church of England Primary School received £8,696 and spent £8,067 for each of its 71 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £63,000 (£894 per pupil).

Across all 19 schools of Learn Academies Trust, income was £6,955 and spending £6,849 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2025
Revenue reserve £63,000
per pupil £894
In-year balance £45,000
per pupil £629

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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2.39 miles
Ab Kettleby Primary School
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Long Clawson Church of England Primary School
School Lane, Long Clawson, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE14 4PB
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Saint Francis Catholic Primary School
Dalby Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 0BP
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Sherard Primary School
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Hose Church of England Primary School
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3.97 miles
Stathern Primary School
Water Lane, Stathern, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE14 4HX
4.33 miles
Harby Church of England Primary School
School Lane, Harby, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE14 4BZ
4.55 miles
Captains Close Primary School
Saxelby Road, Asfordby, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE14 3TU
4.75 miles
Name Distance
John Ferneley College
Scalford Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1LH
2.03 miles
Include-Welby Grange
Welby Grange, Welby Grange Farm, Welby, Melton Mowbray, LE14 3EF
2.71 miles
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Grange Drive, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1HA
3.53 miles
Long Field Spencer Academy
Ambleside Way, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 0BN
3.55 miles
Melton Vale Sixth Form College
Burton Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1DN
3.79 miles

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What is Scalford Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Scalford Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in October 2018 of its predecessor, Scalford Church of England Primary School.

When was Scalford Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Scalford Church of England Primary School was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Scalford Church of England Primary School have?

Scalford Church of England Primary School has 69 pupils on roll.

What age range does Scalford Church of England Primary School cover?

Scalford Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Scalford Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Scalford Church of England Primary School?

Scalford Church of England Primary School is at School Lane, Scalford, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE14 4DT.

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