John Ferneley College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Leicestershire
Scalford Road, Melton Mowbray, LE13 1LH
64
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 16/04/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.3%
23.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,170
Capacity used
Over capacity106%
1,100 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
123 of 123 families who put it first got an offer
221
Places offered
377
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 123 | 123 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 182 | 67 | ● 37% |
| 3rd preference | 59 | 8 | ● 14% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 13 | 2 | ● 15% |
| Total | 377 | 200 | 53% |
1st preference success by year
Leicestershire lets families list 5 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Terry Claridge
- Address
- Scalford Road, Melton Mowbray, LE13 1LH
- Phone
- 01664565901
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Melton Sysonby · Melton and Syston
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 137617
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 19% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: MOWBRAY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED
1,170 pupils · 1,100 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
16 April 2024
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,224 pupils
Attendance
90.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.34 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.94 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 37.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 63.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 27.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.75 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 239 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 239 | 8% | 43% | 64% | |
| Mathematics | 238 | 13% | 41% | 70% | |
| English Literature | 234 | 15% | 52% | 69% | |
| Combined Science | 191 | 8% | 31% | 56% | |
| Geography | 129 | 19% | 51% | 69% | |
| History | 106 | 7% | 30% | 46% | |
| Business | 87 | 21% | 59% | 71% | |
| Design & Technology | 60 | 0% | 12% | 25% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 59 | 12% | 25% | 42% | |
| Art and Design | 48 | 25% | 63% | 79% | |
| Biology | 44 | 14% | 39% | 66% | |
| Physics | 43 | 12% | 35% | 56% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Leicestershire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.