The Priory Belvoir Academy

About The Priory Belvoir Academy

The Priory Belvoir Academy is a popular choice among local families, with 283 applications for 135 Year 7 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.1. Of those, 122 families put the school as their first preference, and all 122 received an offer. That level of demand suggests parents in Melton see real value here. The school is a mixed, non-denominational secondary for ages 11 to 16, with no sixth form, and currently has 693 pupils on roll against a capacity of 650, so it is running slightly over its official number. Headteacher Levon Newton leads a school that has clearly rebuilt its reputation: in its most recent graded Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good overall, with leadership and management also judged Good. That marks a significant improvement from its previous graded inspection in 2013, when it was rated Requires Improvement. An ungraded inspection in February 2024 confirmed the school remains Good, and its sixth form provision — though the school itself has no sixth form — was rated Outstanding.

Academically, the school performs well above the local authority average. Its Progress 8 score of 0.21 means pupils typically achieve nearly a quarter of a grade more per subject than pupils with similar starting points nationally, and that is well ahead of the Leicestershire LA average of -0.1. Attainment 8 sits at 44.4, and 58.6% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in both English and maths, with 38.3% reaching grade 5 or above. The EBacc average point score is 3.85, though only 15.8% of pupils entered the full EBacc combination. In English, Progress 8 is particularly strong at 0.48, while maths is slightly negative at -0.04. Nationally, the school ranks 1061 out of 3141 schools on Progress 8, placing it in the top third. Within the East Midlands it is 76th out of 273, and in the Melton local authority it ranks 2nd out of 4 schools. Its closest peer in the area, The Market Bosworth School, has a higher Progress 8 score of 0.83.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a theatre, music rooms, art studios, an ICT suite, and playing fields with tennis courts. Sports provision covers netball, hockey, swimming, martial arts, and cross country, while extracurricular clubs include the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, orchestra, choir, drama, chess, science club, and a gardening club. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists SEND provisions for a wide range of conditions including autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language needs, dyslexia, and physical disabilities. With an oversubscription ratio of 2.1, it is not a school you can leave to the last minute — families need to be prepared to apply early and list it as a first preference. It suits families who want a Good-rated state secondary with academic outcomes comfortably above the local average, a broad extracurricular offer, and strong SEND support, but who are happy to look elsewhere for sixth form provision.

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