Great Dalby School

School overview

Great Dalby School is a primary school serving Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 135 pupils aged 5 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 9.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Competition for places is real here - 83% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (24 first choices for 20 places). Overall pupil absence was 4.0%. There are about 22.8 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 4% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Great Dalby School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.