Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)

Grange Drive, Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA

Ofsted: Good

Independent

Phase

240

Capacity

4-19

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School) (URN 134640) since 1 December 2025. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 8.1 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 0.0% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 0.0% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc: 0.0% nat40.5%
EBacc APS: 0.7 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 19

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 100.0%
Continued in education: 100.0%
Apprenticeships: 0.0%
Employment: 0.0%
Not sustained: 0.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 245
Capacity: 240 (0% full)
SEND: 100.0%
FSM Eligible: 41.2%
EAL: 1.2%
SEN with EHC Plan: 100.0%
SEN Support: 0.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 6.2:1
Teachers (FTE): 39.4
Budget per Pupil: £30,893/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 9.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 24.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy special converter
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: Not applicable
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 88.6%
White Other: 2.5%
Mixed White & Asian: 2.0%
Asian Indian: 2.0%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.2%
Mixed Other: 1.2%
Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
Asian Other: 0.8%

88.6%

White British

2.5%

White Other

2.0%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01664483340

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Grange Drive

Melton Mowbray, East Midlands

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Administrative

URN: 152239
UKPRN: 10099346
Establishment No.: 7215
Trust: DISCOVERY SCHOOLS ACADEMIES TRUST LTD

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