The Grove Primary School
Asfordby Road, Melton Mowbray, LE13 0HN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MOWBRAY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hayley Cheeseman
- Sponsor
- Mowbray Education Trust
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 266
- Pupils on roll
- 187
- URN
- 141469
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01664562554
About this school
The Grove Primary School is a primary academy in Melton Mowbray. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 187 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 30 | 29 | 36 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 48% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 69% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 86% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 52% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.70 | - | - |
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 The Grove 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 | 33% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 157 |
| 2023/24 | 174 |
| 2024/25 | 193 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Grove Primary School compares
The Grove Primary School ranked 144th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 6.1% | 60.6% | 187 | — |
| Saint Francis Catholic Primary School | 59% | 4.9% | 19.5% | 197 | 0.5 miles |
| Brownlow Primary School | 53% | 4.9% | 15.9% | 517 | 0.8 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 55% | 3.7% | 19.9% | 179 | 0.9 miles |
| Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre | 53% | 4.9% | 25.8% | 351 | 1.0 miles |
| Sherard Primary School | 62% | 3.8% | 16.5% | 443 | 1.1 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)
- 60.62%
- English as an additional language
- 22.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.1%
- Persistent absence
- 15.7%
Location
Nearby schools
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Saint Francis Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
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Brownlow Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
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Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre1.0 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
-
Sherard Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
Other schools in Melton Mowbray
The Grove Primary School ranks 11th 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
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does The Grove Primary School teach?
- The Grove Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Melton Mowbray.
- Who is the headteacher of The Grove Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Grove Primary School is Mrs Hayley Cheeseman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Grove Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Grove 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 The Grove Primary School?
- The Grove Primary School has 187 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is The Grove Primary School full?
- The Grove Primary School has capacity for 266 pupils and 187 on roll (70%), 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 The Grove Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Grove Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Grove Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Grove Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs The Grove Primary School?
- The Grove Primary School is part of MOWBRAY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Grove Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Grove Primary School rank locally?
- The Grove Primary School ranked 144th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Grove Primary School's absence rate?
- The Grove Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Grove Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Grove 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.