Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Grange Drive, Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA
246 pupils · 102% of 240 capacity
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 4–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- DISCOVERY SCHOOLS ACADEMIES TRUST LTD
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 41.5%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 17 April 2024, published 12 May 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Nearby alternatives
- The Grange Therapeutic School 10.3 km · No Ofsted rating
- Brooke Priory School 13.1 km · No Ofsted rating
- Oakham School 13.6 km · No Ofsted rating
- The Shires at Oakham 14 km · No Ofsted rating
- Ratcliffe College 14.3 km · No Ofsted rating
- Colston Bassett School Limited 16.1 km · No Ofsted rating
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.