Great Dalby School
Top End, Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray, LE14 2HA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BRADGATE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jenny Hanks
- Sponsor
- Bradgate Education Partnership
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 137
- URN
- 139342
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01664562750
About this school
Great Dalby School is a primary academy in Melton Mowbray. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 137 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Great Dalby 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 70% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 85% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 90% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 95% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
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 Great Dalby 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 | 63% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 139 |
| 2023/24 | 140 |
| 2024/25 | 135 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Great Dalby School compares
Great Dalby School ranked 36th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 4.1% | 3.7% | 137 | — |
| Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre | 53% | 4.9% | 25.8% | 351 | 2.2 miles |
| Saint Francis Catholic Primary School | 59% | 4.9% | 19.5% | 197 | 2.7 miles |
| Sherard Primary School | 62% | 3.8% | 16.5% | 443 | 2.7 miles |
| The Grove Primary School | 56% | 6.1% | 60.6% | 187 | 3.1 miles |
| Asfordby Hill Primary School | 85% | 3.5% | 12.2% | 196 | 3.1 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)
- 3.7%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.07%
- Persistent absence
- 6.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre2.2 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
-
Saint Francis Catholic Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
-
Sherard Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
-
The Grove Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
-
Asfordby Hill Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
Other schools in Melton Mowbray
Great Dalby School ranks 3rd 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
- 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 Great Dalby School teach?
- Great Dalby School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Melton Mowbray.
- Who is the headteacher of Great Dalby School?
- The headteacher of Great Dalby School is Mrs Jenny Hanks, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Great Dalby School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Great Dalby 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 Great Dalby School?
- Great Dalby School has 137 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Great Dalby School full?
- Great Dalby School has capacity for 140 pupils and 137 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Great Dalby School a faith school?
- No. Great Dalby School has no designated religious character.
- Does Great Dalby School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Great Dalby School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Great Dalby School part of an academy trust?
- Great Dalby School is part of BRADGATE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Great Dalby School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Great Dalby School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Great Dalby School ranked 36th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Great Dalby School's absence rate?
- Great Dalby School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Great Dalby School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Great Dalby 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.