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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. 21 have a published Ofsted rating, and 15 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Average score
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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) 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.

Ab Kettleby Primary School Melton Mowbray · Good Asfordby Hill Primary School Melton Mowbray 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 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

Key dates

Entry yearEventDate
Sept 2028 Application deadline 31 October 2027
Sept 2028 Primary application deadline 15 January 2028
Sept 2028 Offer day 1 March 2028
Sept 2028 Primary offer day 17 April 2028
Sept 2027 Application deadline 31 October 2026
Sept 2027 Primary application deadline 15 January 2027
Sept 2027 Offer day 1 March 2027
Sept 2027 Primary offer day 16 April 2027
Sept 2026 Application deadline 31 October 2025 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary application deadline 15 January 2026 (passed)
Sept 2026 Offer day 2 March 2026 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary offer day 16 April 2026 (passed)

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