Frisby Church of England Primary School
Hall Orchard Lane, Frisby-on-the-Wreake, Melton Mowbray, LE14 2NH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- RISE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Charmaine Ainge
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leicester
- Sponsor
- Rise Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 119
- Pupils on roll
- 107
- URN
- 139744
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01664434429
About this school
Frisby Church of England Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Melton Mowbray. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 107 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected 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 | 17 | 20 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 65% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% | 10% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 75% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 75% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 75% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
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 Frisby Church of England 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 | 65% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 112 |
| 2023/24 | 107 |
| 2024/25 | 115 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Frisby Church of England Primary School compares
Frisby Church of England Primary School ranked 91st of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 4.3% | 17.4% | 107 | — |
| Captains Close Primary School | 55% | 7.2% | 30.2% | 189 | 1.2 miles |
| Asfordby Hill Primary School | 85% | 3.5% | 12.2% | 196 | 2.1 miles |
| Gaddesby Primary School | 69% | 3.8% | 6.5% | 159 | 3.0 miles |
| Thrussington Church of England Primary School | 56% | 3.8% | 10.5% | 99 | 3.0 miles |
| St Michael & All Angels Church of England Primary School | — | 4.5% | 6.4% | 72 | 3.3 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)
- 17.39%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.34%
- Persistent absence
- 6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Captains Close Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
-
Asfordby Hill Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
-
Gaddesby Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Thrussington Church of England Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
St Michael & All Angels Church of England Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Melton Mowbray
Frisby Church of England Primary School ranks 5th 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
- 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 year groups does Frisby Church of England Primary School teach?
- Frisby Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Melton Mowbray.
- Who is the headteacher of Frisby Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Frisby Church of England Primary School is Mrs Charmaine Ainge, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Frisby Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Frisby Church of England 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 big is Frisby Church of England Primary School?
- Frisby Church of England Primary School has 107 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Frisby Church of England Primary School full?
- Frisby Church of England Primary School has capacity for 119 pupils and 107 on roll (90%), 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 Frisby Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Frisby Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Leicester.
- Does Frisby Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Frisby Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Frisby Church of England Primary School?
- Frisby Church of England Primary School is part of RISE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Frisby Church of England 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 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Frisby Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- Frisby Church of England Primary School ranked 91st of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Frisby Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Frisby Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Frisby Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Frisby Church of England 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.