Asfordby Hill Primary School
Melton Road, Asfordby Hill, Melton Mowbray, LE14 3QX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASFORDBY HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Co Headteacher Philippa Millward and Nicola Bailey
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 196
- Pupils on roll
- 196
- URN
- 139340
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01664812244
About this school
Asfordby Hill Primary School is a primary academy in Melton Mowbray. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 196 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Asfordby Hill 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 25 | 28 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 68% | 85% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 4% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 79% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 96% | 86% | 96% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 86% | 96% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
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 Asfordby Hill 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 | 80% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 85% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 186 |
| 2023/24 | 190 |
| 2024/25 | 189 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Asfordby Hill Primary School compares
Asfordby Hill Primary School ranked 16th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 85% | 3.5% | 12.2% | 196 | — |
| The Grove Primary School | 56% | 6.1% | 60.6% | 187 | 1.3 miles |
| Captains Close Primary School | 55% | 7.2% | 30.2% | 189 | 1.4 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 55% | 3.7% | 19.9% | 179 | 1.4 miles |
| Saint Francis Catholic Primary School | 59% | 4.9% | 19.5% | 197 | 1.6 miles |
| Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre | 53% | 4.9% | 25.8% | 351 | 1.7 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.17%
- English as an additional language
- 7.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.47%
- Persistent absence
- 3.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Grove Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
-
Captains Close Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
-
Saint Francis Catholic Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
-
Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre1.7 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
Other schools in Melton Mowbray
Asfordby Hill Primary School ranks 2nd of the 19 ranked primary schools in Melton Mowbray.
- Ab Kettleby 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
- Sherard Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Asfordby Hill Primary School teach?
- Asfordby Hill Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Melton Mowbray.
- Who is the headteacher of Asfordby Hill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Asfordby Hill Primary School is Co Headteacher Philippa Millward and Nicola Bailey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Asfordby Hill Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Asfordby Hill 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 Asfordby Hill Primary School?
- Asfordby Hill Primary School has 196 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Asfordby Hill Primary School full?
- Asfordby Hill Primary School has capacity for 196 pupils and 196 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Asfordby Hill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Asfordby Hill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Asfordby Hill Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Asfordby Hill Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Asfordby Hill Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Asfordby Hill Primary School is part of ASFORDBY HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Asfordby Hill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 85% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Asfordby Hill Primary School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Asfordby Hill Primary School ranked 16th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Asfordby Hill Primary School's absence rate?
- Asfordby Hill 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 Asfordby Hill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Asfordby Hill 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 1 July 2026.