Little Melton Primary School
About Little Melton Primary School
Little Melton Primary School has been rated Outstanding across every category in its most recent Ofsted inspection, which took place in February 2024. The school achieved the highest possible grade of 1 for overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This continues a pattern of excellence, as the school was also rated Outstanding in its previous inspection in 2017. When it comes to academic outcomes, the most telling metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. At Little Melton, 76% of pupils achieved this benchmark in the 2023/24 academic year, compared with a local authority average of just 52% for primary schools. That puts the school comfortably in the top 25% nationally and ranks it 7th out of 54 schools in the South Norfolk area.
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- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
14 Feb 2024Source: Ofsted, 19 Mar 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
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