Sherard Primary School
Grange Drive, Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MOWBRAY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helena Blumfield
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Mowbray Education Trust
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 443
- URN
- 145083
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01664565124
About this school
Sherard Primary School is a primary academy in Melton Mowbray. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 443 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 | 67 | 52 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 65% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 6% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 79% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 79% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 81% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| 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 Sherard 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 | 55% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 373 |
| 2023/24 | 389 |
| 2024/25 | 395 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sherard Primary School compares
Sherard Primary School ranked 116th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 3.8% | 16.5% | 443 | — |
| Saint Francis Catholic Primary School | 59% | 4.9% | 19.5% | 197 | 0.7 miles |
| Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre | 53% | 4.9% | 25.8% | 351 | 0.7 miles |
| Brownlow Primary School | 53% | 4.9% | 15.9% | 517 | 0.9 miles |
| The Grove Primary School | 56% | 6.1% | 60.6% | 187 | 1.1 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 55% | 3.7% | 19.9% | 179 | 2.0 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)
- 16.46%
- English as an additional language
- 5.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.82%
- Persistent absence
- 7.43%
Location
Nearby schools
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Saint Francis Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
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Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre0.7 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
-
Brownlow Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
-
The Grove Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
Other schools in Melton Mowbray
Sherard Primary School ranks 8th 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 Sherard Primary School teach?
- Sherard Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Melton Mowbray.
- Who is the headteacher of Sherard Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sherard Primary School is Mrs Helena Blumfield, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sherard Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sherard 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 Sherard Primary School?
- Sherard Primary School has 443 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Sherard Primary School full?
- Sherard Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 443 on roll (105%), 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 Sherard Primary School a faith school?
- No. Sherard Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sherard Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Sherard Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Sherard Primary School?
- Sherard 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.
- What SEN provision does Sherard Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Sherard Primary School's special educational needs provision as: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Sherard Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sherard Primary School rank locally?
- Sherard Primary School ranked 116th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sherard Primary School's absence rate?
- Sherard Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sherard Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sherard 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 10 July 2026.