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John Ferneley College

Scalford Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1LH ·

Ofsted:Requires improvement· 2024

At a glance

A state secondary academy for ages 11–16 in Melton Mowbray. Rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection (April 2024). GCSE results are around the England average (Attainment 8: 43.8 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 139 families put it first for 159 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 11–16
Pupils: 1,170
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: No
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Leicestershire
Academy trust: MOWBRAY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED
Headteacher: Mr Terry Claridge
Opened: Nov 2011

School website 01664565901 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 16 Apr 2024

Requires improvementOverall effectiveness

Quality of education: Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Requires improvement

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 239 pupils

Attainment 8

43.8

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

37.2%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

63.6%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

-0.34

2023/24 · CI -0.52 to -0.16

This school

43.8

Leicestershire

46.2

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made

159

1st preferences

139

All applications

365

1st prefs per place

0.87

Fewer first choices than places

139 of 139 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%).

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

1,194

Capacity

1,100

106% full

Girls / boys

51/49

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)18.8%
English as an additional language6.4%
SEN support9.9%
Education, Health and Care plan2%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.