The Grove Primary School, Melton Mowbray

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is a real privilege to welcome you to The Grove Primary School. The Grove is a warm, inclusive and ambitious school where children are known, valued and encouraged to achieve their very best. We are proud to be part of Mowbray Education Trust, sharing its values of Inclusivity, Aspiration and Collaboration."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include yoga, dance, choir, gardening, art and homework club.

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils at The Grove Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 77% in Leicestershire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 69% 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, 22 families put The Grove Primary School as their first choice and 64 named it as one of their preferences, for 23 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to The Grove Primary School are Saint Francis Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 66% reading, 66% maths); Brownlow Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 75% reading, 77% maths); St Mary's Church of England Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 66% reading, 72% maths); and Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre (1 mile, Good, 73% reading, 58% maths).

The Grove Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

The Grove Primary School is one of 8 schools run by Mowbray Education Trust Limited, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

59.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

The Grove Primary School had 8 teachers in 2026, one for every 24 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Melton Mowbray Rail Station, about 920 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Dorothy Avenue (adjacent), 220 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 185 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Leicestershire (58), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, The Grove Primary School issued 31 suspensions, 16.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to The Grove Primary School are Long Field Spencer Academy (0.5 miles) and John Ferneley College (1.1 miles).