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Scalford Church of England Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Melton Mowbray · LE14 4DT

Ages 4–11 · 70 pupils · Leicestershire

KS2 expected (RWM)

67%

Overall absence

3.4%

Admissions demand

0.60 · Often has places

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)67%
Higher standard (RWM)11%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2022/23. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence3.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.2%
Unauthorised0.4%
Authorised absence
3.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
65

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2023/24 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.60 · Often has places

1st preferences

6

Places offered

10

1st-preference offers

6

Total preferences (any rank)
28
Preferred offers (top 3)
10
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (19 Jan 2023).

Capacity fill83%

70 pupils · 84 places

Pupils on roll
70
Boys / girls
40 / 30
School capacity
84
Capacity fill
70 / 84 (83%)
Free school meals
8.6%
FSM pupils
6
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Leicester
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Melanie Wrightam

Location

Address
School Lane, Scalford
Postcode
LE14 4DT
Town
Melton Mowbray
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicestershire
District
Melton
Constituency
Rutland and Melton
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Rural village

Local context

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

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, 70 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 8.6%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Leicester.

Open schools in Melton Mowbray
24
Primary schools in Melton Mowbray
20
Academies among open schools in Melton Mowbray
83% (20)
Open schools in LE14
14
Primary in LE14
14
Open schools in Leicestershire LA
328
Primary in Leicestershire LA
231

Nearby primary schools

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

Compare with theseAll in Melton MowbrayNear LE14

  • Ab Kettleby Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Melton Mowbray · LE14 3JJ · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS236%
    • Absence3.6%
    • FSM7.5%
    • Demand1.50

    2.6 miles away

  • Brownlow Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Melton Mowbray · LE13 1QL · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM16.1%
    • Demand0.91

    2.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Melanie Wrightam

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