Captains Close Primary School
Saxelby Road, Asfordby, Melton Mowbray, LE14 3TU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DISCOVERY SCHOOLS ACADEMIES TRUST LTD
- Headteacher
- Mrs Natalie Willcock
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Discovery Schools Academies Trust Ltd
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 189
- URN
- 139845
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01664812630
About this school
Captains Close Primary School is a primary academy in Melton Mowbray. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 189 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 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
- Good
- 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 | 28 | 31 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 58% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 10% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 58% | 55% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 68% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 61% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
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 Captains Close 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 | 64% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 173 |
| 2023/24 | 169 |
| 2024/25 | 159 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Captains Close Primary School compares
Captains Close Primary School ranked 153rd of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 7.2% | 30.2% | 189 | — |
| Frisby Church of England Primary School | 65% | 4.3% | 17.4% | 107 | 1.2 miles |
| Asfordby Hill Primary School | 85% | 3.5% | 12.2% | 196 | 1.4 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 55% | 3.7% | 19.9% | 179 | 2.6 miles |
| The Grove Primary School | 56% | 6.1% | 60.6% | 187 | 2.6 miles |
| Ab Kettleby Primary School | 36% | 3.2% | 11.9% | 67 | 2.6 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)
- 30.19%
- English as an additional language
- 6.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.24%
- Persistent absence
- 16.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Frisby Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
-
Asfordby Hill Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
-
The Grove Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
-
Ab Kettleby Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
Other schools in Melton Mowbray
Captains Close Primary School ranks 12th of the 19 ranked primary schools in Melton Mowbray.
- Ab Kettleby Primary School Primary
- Asfordby Hill Primary School Primary
- Brownlow 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 year groups does Captains Close Primary School teach?
- Captains Close Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Melton Mowbray.
- Who is the headteacher of Captains Close Primary School?
- The headteacher of Captains Close Primary School is Mrs Natalie Willcock, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Captains Close Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Captains Close 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 Captains Close Primary School?
- Captains Close Primary School has 189 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Captains Close Primary School full?
- Captains Close Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 189 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 Captains Close Primary School a faith school?
- No. Captains Close Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Captains Close Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Captains Close Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Captains Close Primary School?
- Captains Close Primary School is part of DISCOVERY SCHOOLS ACADEMIES TRUST LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Captains Close Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Captains Close Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Captains Close Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Captains Close Primary School rank locally?
- Captains Close Primary School ranked 153rd of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Captains Close Primary School's absence rate?
- Captains Close Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Captains Close Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Captains Close 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.