Great Dalby School

Melton · LE14 2HA

General information Primary School · 5-11 years Who goes here 137 pupils, 6.6% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted and results

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Great Dalby School

General Information

Address: Top End, Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray, LE14 2HA – View on map
Phone: 01664562750
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Jenny Hanks
Age range: 5-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 24 families put it first for 20 places – 12 for every 10 places. 83% of them were offered a place. 1 of the 20 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 15 · 2025 10 · 2026 12
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

137 pupils out of 140 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 9
% eligible for free school meals: 6.6%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (similar to the Melton average)
English as an additional language: 1% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 17.8% a year (Melton 16.8%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 30% moved to another school, 70% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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Across Leicestershire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 3 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 3 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Leicestershire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 6.7%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 13.1%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.6%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 9 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 5 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 79% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 0% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 19 percentage points above the Melton average (60%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 71% against an expected 68%)
3-year average (expected standard): 71%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 89% · Writing 79% · Maths 89% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 79%
Average test scores: reading 109, maths 107
Based on: 19 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolMelton averageEngland↗ Improving Up 16 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 19 percentage points above the Melton average (60%).

Year 6 SATs: 3rd of 23 junior and primary schools in the area

#1St Peter's Church of England Primary School Wymondham100%
#2Asfordby Hill Primary School85%
#3Great Dalby School79%
#4Stathern Primary School77%
#5Bottesford Church of England Primary School76%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1St Peter's Church of England Primary School Wymondham100%
#2Asfordby Hill Primary School85%
#3Great Dalby School79%
#4Stathern Primary School77%
#5Bottesford Church of England Primary School76%
#6Gaddesby Primary School69%
#7Frisby Church of England Primary School65%
=8Harby Church of England Primary School64%
=8Scalford Church of England Primary School64%
#10Redmile Church of England Primary School63%
#11Sherard Primary School62%
#12Saint Francis Catholic Primary School59%
#13Waltham on the Wolds Church of England Primary School57%
=14Croxton Kerrial Church of England Primary School56%
=14The Grove Primary School56%
=16Captains Close Primary School55%
=16St Mary's Church of England Primary School55%
=18Brownlow Primary School53%
=18Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre53%
#20Somerby Primary School50%
#21Hose Church of England Primary School43%
#22Old Dalby Church of England Primary School38%
#23Ab Kettleby Primary School36%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,874 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

21st of 25 primary schools in Melton for spending per pupil

#19Waltham on the Wolds Church of England Primary School£6,031
#20Gaddesby Primary School£5,978
#21Great Dalby School£5,874
#22Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre£5,786
#23Frisby Church of England Primary School£5,330

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Somerby Primary School£11,977
#2Long Clawson Church of England Primary School£11,620
#3Buckminster Primary School£11,370
#4Hose Church of England Primary School£11,159
#5Captains Close Primary School£10,824
#6St Peter's Church of England Primary School Wymondham£9,676
#7Harby Church of England Primary School£9,339
#8The Grove Primary School£8,202
#9Ab Kettleby Primary School£7,746
#10Scalford Church of England Primary School£7,549
#11Stathern Primary School£7,548
#12Sherard Primary School£7,132
#13Redmile Church of England Primary School£6,667
#14Bottesford Church of England Primary School£6,414
#15Old Dalby Church of England Primary School£6,411
#16Saint Francis Catholic Primary School£6,283
#17Asfordby Hill Primary School£6,270
#18Croxton Kerrial Church of England Primary School£6,073
#19Waltham on the Wolds Church of England Primary School£6,031
#20Gaddesby Primary School£5,978
#21Great Dalby School£5,874
#22Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre£5,786
#23Frisby Church of England Primary School£5,330
#24Brownlow Primary School£5,321
#25St Mary's Church of England Primary School£5,277

View on the Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool (GOV.UK)

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