Melbury Primary School
Melbury Road, Bilborough, Nottingham, NG8 4AU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Judith Kemplay
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Nottingham South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 254
- Pupils on roll
- 223
- URN
- 122426
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159155787
About this school
Melbury Primary School is a community primary school in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 223 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Melbury 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 60% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 70% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 83% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 60% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.10 | - | - |
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 Melbury 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 | Nottingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 55.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 222 |
| 2023/24 | 226 |
| 2024/25 | 219 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Melbury Primary School compares
Melbury Primary School ranked 35th of 75 primary schools in Nottingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.8% | 41.5% | 223 | — |
| Djanogly Strelley Academy | 34% | 7.4% | 65.3% | 386 | 0.6 miles |
| Brocklewood Primary and Nursery School | 56% | 7.9% | 51.2% | 401 | 0.6 miles |
| Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy | 75% | 4.4% | 50.9% | 344 | 0.6 miles |
| Glenbrook Spencer Academy | 69% | 5.6% | 48.3% | 369 | 0.7 miles |
| Portland Spencer Academy | 58% | 6.1% | 47.6% | 366 | 0.7 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)
- 41.5%
- English as an additional language
- 34.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.82%
- Persistent absence
- 12.02%
Location
Nearby schools
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Djanogly Strelley Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Brocklewood Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Glenbrook Spencer Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Portland Spencer Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Melbury Primary School ranks 113th of the 189 ranked primary schools in Nottingham.
- Abbey Gates Primary School Primary
- Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery Primary
- Abbey Road Primary School Primary
- Albany Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Albany Junior School Primary
- Aldercar Infant School Primary
- Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School Primary
- All Hallows CofE Primary School Primary
- Ambleside Primary School Primary
- Annesley Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy Primary
- Arnbrook Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Melbury Primary School teach?
- Melbury Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Melbury Primary School?
- The headteacher of Melbury Primary School is Mrs Judith Kemplay, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Melbury Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Melbury 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 Melbury Primary School?
- Melbury Primary School has 223 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Melbury Primary School full?
- Melbury Primary School has capacity for 254 pupils and 223 on roll (88%), 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 Melbury Primary School a faith school?
- No. Melbury Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Melbury Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Melbury Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Melbury Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Melbury Primary School compare with other schools in Nottingham?
- Melbury Primary School ranked 35th of 75 primary schools in Nottingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Melbury Primary School's absence rate?
- Melbury Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Melbury Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Melbury 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.