Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Academy special converter school in Melton Mowbray (Leicestershire).
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iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).Press Map+ on the map for a full-screen view with neighbourhood deprivation layers.
Nearby schools
nearest first19 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Sherard Primary School, 0.0 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherard Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.0 mi | Primary | 443 | Good, 2022 |
| Melton Vale Sixth Form CollegeAcademy 16-19 converter | 0.5 mi | 16 plus | 533 | - |
| Brownlow Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 517 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2011, previous school) |
| Saint Francis Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 197 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (May 2017, previous school) |
| Swallowdale Primary School and Community CentreAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 351 | Good, 2022 |
| Long Field Spencer AcademyAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Secondary | 930 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2018) |
| The Grove Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 187 | Good, 2023 |
| John Ferneley CollegeAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 1,170 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 2.0 mi | Primary | 179 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Asfordby Hill Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.6 mi | Primary | 196 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all seven areas |
| Great Dalby SchoolAcademy converter | 2.8 mi | Primary | 137 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| Scalford Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.5 mi | Primary | 69 | Good, 2015Last graded inspection in our data (previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Captains Close Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.7 mi | Primary | 189 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Ab Kettleby Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.9 mi | Primary | 67 | Good, 2022 |
| Frisby Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.3 mi | Primary | 107 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Waltham on the Wolds Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.5 mi | Primary | 122 | Good, 2023 |
| Whissendine Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.8 mi | Primary | 136 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Outstanding |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School WymondhamAcademy converter | 4.9 mi | Primary | 34 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Dec 2024, no grade given |
| Somerby Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.9 mi | Primary | 42 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Feb 2012, previous school) |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 20% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 9 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 70
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