Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Grange Drive
 Melton Mowbray
 Leicestershire LE13 1HA
Telephone: 01664 483340

School Type

Phase: Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 4-19)
Type: Special Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Special
Established: 2025
History: This school arose from Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Trust: Discovery Schools Academies Trust Ltd
Sponsor: Discovery Schools Academies Trust Ltd

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Philip Leaney (since January 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Rosalind Hopkins
Sex: Mixed
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 41.9% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 21.6%
Local child deprivation rate: 11.9% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 11.4%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 14.7%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 4.6km
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Leicestershire
Constituency: Rutland and Melton
Electoral Ward: Melton Craven
School Number: 8557215

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 10th December 2014 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
 
 

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Associated Schools

* Other schools occupying the same site, or related to this one through splits or mergers
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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