Asfordby Hill Primary School, Melton Mowbray
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school excels at ensuring every child succeeds, regardless of their background or needs. Teachers use expert subject knowledge to make learning clear and engaging, with particularly strong reading and phonics instruction from Reception onwards. The school's warm, respectful culture helps pupils feel safe, happy and confident to learn.
Key Strengths
- Consistently above-average attainment across reading, writing and mathematics, with disadvantaged pupils performing as well as their peers
- Excellent attendance rates and positive behaviour throughout the school
- High-quality early years provision that gives children a strong foundation for learning
- Inclusive culture with effective support for vulnerable pupils and those with SEND
- Comprehensive professional development and collaborative leadership that drives continuous improvement
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and managed, keeping pupils safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Clubs, trips, music, art, school productions, sports activities, community projects including 'Melton in Bloom', links with inner-city schools and partnerships with schools in Zambia
Asfordby Hill Primary School is a high-performing primary school that maintains excellent national outcomes with strong safeguarding standards and a highly inclusive culture where all pupils thrive academically and personally.
At a Glance
12.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 79% to 92%. Maths has improved from 86% to 96%. Writing has improved from 82% to 96%.
Class Sizes
27.0
Avg class size
27.7
Infant (KS1)
26.5
KS2
7
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
101%
Over capacity
196 pupils
194 capacity
2 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Melton Mowbray
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Melton Mowbray
Admissions Demand - Leicestershire
Places available
8,747
Applications
6,780
Got 1st preference
95.4%
Got preferred school
99.6%
Primary admissions across Leicestershire (2025/26)
Inspection History(5)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.47309%
Overall absence
3.57143%
Persistent absence
168
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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