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24 open schools in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire · Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria · see all Leicestershire schools · grammar schools in Melton Mowbray

Melton Mowbray has 24 state schools: 20 primary, 2 secondary, part of Leicestershire's wider catchment. 23 have a published Ofsted rating, and 17 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Ab Kettleby Primary School Melton Mowbray · Good Asfordby Hill Primary School Melton Mowbray · Good Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School) Melton Mowbray Brownlow Primary School Melton Mowbray · Good Captains Close Primary School Melton Mowbray · Not judged Frisby Church of England Primary School Melton Mowbray · Good Great Dalby School Melton Mowbray · Not judged Harby Church of England Primary School Melton Mowbray · Good Hose Church of England Primary School Melton Mowbray · Not judged John Ferneley College Melton Mowbray · Requires improvement Long Clawson Church of England Primary School Melton Mowbray · Not judged Long Field Spencer Academy Melton Mowbray · Good Melton Vale Sixth Form College Melton Mowbray · Outstanding Old Dalby Church of England Primary School Melton Mowbray · Good Saint Francis Catholic Primary School Melton Mowbray · Good Scalford Church of England Primary School Melton Mowbray · Good Sherard Primary School Melton Mowbray · Good Somerby Primary School Melton Mowbray · Good St Mary's Church of England Primary School Melton Mowbray · Not judged St Peter's Church of England Primary School Wymondham Melton Mowbray · Good Stathern Primary School Melton Mowbray · Outstanding Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre Melton Mowbray · Good The Grove Primary School Melton Mowbray · Good Waltham on the Wolds Church of England Primary School Melton Mowbray · Good

Undersubscribed schools rated Good or Outstanding

These schools didn't fill on first preference in the latest admissions year, despite an Ofsted rating of Good or Outstanding — worth a look if you're chasing the same handful of famous names everyone else applies to.

Ab Kettleby Primary School Good · ×0.91 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Waltham on the Wolds Church of England Primary School Good · ×0.92 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Frisby Church of England Primary School Good · ×0.93 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Sherard Primary School Good · ×0.93 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Brownlow Primary School Good · ×0.96 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Old Dalby Church of England Primary School Good · ×0.96 1st prefs/place (2026/27) The Grove Primary School Good · ×0.96 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre Good · ×0.98 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Long Field Spencer Academy Good · ×0.99 1st prefs/place (2026/27)

How places are allocated in Leicestershire

Primary schools: County divided into defined school catchment areas. (source)

Most schools use the local authority's default scheme rather than a school-specific catchment map — see each school's page for its own designated/catchment area where one is published.

Key dates

Entry yearEventDate
Sept 2028 Application deadline 2027-10-31
Sept 2028 Primary application deadline 2028-01-15
Sept 2028 Offer day 2028-03-01
Sept 2028 Primary offer day 2028-04-17
Sept 2027 Application deadline 2026-10-31
Sept 2027 Primary application deadline 2027-01-15
Sept 2027 Offer day 2027-03-01
Sept 2027 Primary offer day 2027-04-16
Sept 2026 Application deadline 2025-10-31 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary application deadline 2026-01-15 (passed)
Sept 2026 Offer day 2026-03-02 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary offer day 2026-04-16 (passed)

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