Stathern Primary School
Water Lane, Stathern, Melton Mowbray, LE14 4HX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karen Lambert
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 119
- Pupils on roll
- 98
- URN
- 119952
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01949860316
About this school
Stathern Primary School is a community primary school in Melton Mowbray. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 98 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Stathern Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 | 10 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 60% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 20% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 80% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 90% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 80% | 100% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 112.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Stathern Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 95 |
| 2023/24 | 96 |
| 2024/25 | 102 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stathern Primary School compares
Stathern Primary School ranked 40th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 3.5% | 7.8% | 98 | — |
| Harby Church of England Primary School | 64% | 5.5% | 28.8% | 67 | 1.6 miles |
| Hose Church of England Primary School | 43% | 3.6% | 17% | 43 | 2.5 miles |
| Redmile Church of England Primary School | 63% | 3.5% | 17.5% | 61 | 3.2 miles |
| Long Clawson Church of England Primary School | — | 2.9% | 30.8% | 57 | 3.7 miles |
| Langar CofE Primary School | 75% | 4.3% | 6.8% | 99 | 3.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.84%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.53%
- Persistent absence
- 3.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Harby Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
-
Hose Church of England Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
-
Redmile Church of England Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Long Clawson Church of England Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
-
Langar CofE Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Melton Mowbray
Stathern Primary School ranks 4th of the 19 ranked primary schools in Melton Mowbray.
- Ab Kettleby Primary School Primary
- Asfordby Hill Primary School Primary
- Brownlow Primary School Primary
- Captains Close Primary School Primary
- Frisby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Great Dalby School Primary
- Harby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hose Church of England Primary School Primary
- Long Clawson Church of England Primary School Primary
- Old Dalby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Saint Francis Catholic Primary School Primary
- Scalford Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Stathern Primary School teach?
- Stathern Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Melton Mowbray.
- Who is the headteacher of Stathern Primary School?
- The headteacher of Stathern Primary School is Mrs Karen Lambert, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Stathern Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stathern Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Stathern Primary School?
- Stathern Primary School has 98 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Stathern Primary School full?
- Stathern Primary School has capacity for 119 pupils and 98 on roll (82%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Stathern Primary School a faith school?
- No. Stathern Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Stathern Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Stathern Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Stathern Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stathern Primary School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Stathern Primary School ranked 40th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stathern Primary School's absence rate?
- Stathern Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stathern Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stathern Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.