Melton Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 29 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Suffolk
Unique reference
124597
Address
Melton Road, Melton, IP12 1PG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
174 (74% of total capacity)
Boys
51.1%
Girls
48.9%
First language not English
4.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
31.6%
Persistent absence
20.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
19.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 83.9%
Mixed 9.8%
Other White 3.4%
Other Asian 1.1%
Indian 0.6%
African 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.4
WritingAverage0.3
MathsAverage-1.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 38%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 8%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Melton Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
20
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
20
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
9
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
20
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher22.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher22.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
17
12
5
Reception, Full-time
18
10
8
Year 1
23
12
11
Year 2
26
11
15
Year 3
24
11
13
Year 4
22
13
9
Year 5
24
11
13
Year 6
19
9
10
Year 2024-2025

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