Melior Community Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · North Lincolnshire
Chandos Road, Scunthorpe, DN17 1HA
53
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 21/05/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
88.9%
29.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
747
Capacity used
Has space83%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
130 of 130 families who put it first got an offer
156
Places offered
208
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 130 | 130 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 52 | 16 | ● 31% |
| 3rd preference | 17 | 1 | ● 6% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 9 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 208 | 147 | 71% |
1st preference success by year
North Lincolnshire lets families list 5 preferences. 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Amber Bradley
- Address
- Chandos Road, Scunthorpe, DN17 1HA
- Phone
- 01724868666
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- Kingsway with Lincoln Gardens · Scunthorpe
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139059
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 48% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 13% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
747 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
21 May 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 866 pupils
Attendance
88.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
29.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
8.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
7.3%
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 | 37.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.54 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 30% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 53% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.16 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 43.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 62% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 30.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.74 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 163 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 162 | 10% | 47% | 67% | |
| English Language | 162 | 33% | 66% | 77% | |
| English Literature | 158 | 15% | 47% | 61% | |
| Combined Science | 132 | 7% | 24% | 43% | |
| Art and Design | 103 | 11% | 47% | 67% | |
| History | 102 | 16% | 42% | 54% | |
| Geography | 45 | 24% | 49% | 60% | |
| French | 29 | 31% | 90% | 93% | |
| Biology | 26 | 27% | 85% | 96% | |
| Physics | 26 | 27% | 77% | 85% | |
| Chemistry | 26 | 19% | 81% | 96% | |
| Drama | 23 | 17% | 87% | 96% |
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 North Lincolnshire 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.