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Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)

Community special school · Melton Mowbray · LE13 1HA

Ages 4–19 · 245 pupils · Leicestershire

Attainment 8

4.1

Overall absence

11.5%

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-1.40
−20+2
Attainment 84.1
English & maths grade 5+0%
English & maths grade 4+0%
EBacc entry0%

EBacc APS: 0.4

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)0%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
93.0
Avg scaled score — maths
82.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
85.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence11.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)31.7%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
10.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
5.3%
Enrolments in measure
189

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill102%

245 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
245
Boys / girls
163 / 82
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
245 / 240 (102%)
Free school meals
40.2%
FSM pupils
80
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community special school

Age range

Ages 4–19

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community special school
Headteacher
Mr Philip Leaney

Location

Address
Grange Drive
Postcode
LE13 1HA
Town
Melton Mowbray
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicestershire
District
Melton
Constituency
Melton and Syston
Urban/rural
Urban: Further from a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Special classes
Has Special Classes

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community special school, Ages 4–19, in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, 245 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 40.2%. SEN provision includes: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability….

Open schools in Melton Mowbray
24
Academies among open schools in Melton Mowbray
83% (20)
Open schools in LE13
10
Open schools in Leicestershire LA
328

Nearby schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)

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    • FSM20.3%

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    • P80.1
    • EM5+48%
    • Absence9.9%

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Philip Leaney

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