Asfordby Hill Primary School, Melton Mowbray

Ofsted's report card from its 6 January 2026 inspection grades Asfordby Hill Primary School on 7 areas: 7 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "The school continues to achieve excellent national outcomes."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Attendance is a strength."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "The school provides a broad, balanced and ambitious curriculum that helps pupils build strong foundations for future learning."

Early years - Strong standard. "The school's early years provision is a real strength."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "The school has a highly positive, inclusive culture, where pupils are valued and supported to achieve, belong and thrive."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leadership and governance at the school is highly effective."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The school provides a highly effective and well-designed personal development programme that prepares pupils for life beyond primary school."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders and those responsible for governance should sustain the effectiveness of their work in all areas. They should seek continued improvement, overcoming barriers and challenges, in order to drive a transformational impact for all pupils. This includes disadvantaged pupils, those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, those who are known (or previously known) to children's social care, and those who may face other barriers to their learning and/or wellbeing".

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our visitors comment that Asfordby Hill is a friendly, caring and nurturing environment that can be seen and felt as soon as they walk through the door. We live and learn by our motto 'Individual value; valuing individuals' where we support every child to work hard and aspire for excellence in all that they do."

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care, from £3.50 per session.

Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 27 October 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 92% of Year 6 pupils at Asfordby Hill Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 96% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 77% in Leicestershire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 79% in reading and 86% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 35 families put Asfordby Hill Primary School as their first choice and 122 named it as one of their preferences, for 26 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 9 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Asfordby Hill Primary School are The Grove Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 81% reading, 81% maths); Captains Close Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 55% reading, 60% maths); St Mary's Church of England Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 66% reading, 72% maths); and Saint Francis Catholic Primary School (1.6 miles, Good, 66% reading, 66% maths).

Asfordby Hill Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

46 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Asfordby Hill Primary School (as of April 2026): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that they are kept well informed about progress (87%).

12.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 5.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 16 pupils (8.2%) received SEN support and 14 (7.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

The nearest railway station is Melton Mowbray Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (opposite), 40 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 14 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, other theft and violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Leicestershire (58).

Asfordby Hill Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.