OFSTED
16 May 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
17 November 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
16 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Leicestershire
Trust
OLD DALBY CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
163
163 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
77
47.2% of pupils
Male pupils
86
52.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.6 pts
below England
School
17.2%
Melton
19.4%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
19.1 pts
below England
School
1.2%
Melton
6.4%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Melton
0.9%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
93.9%
153
White and Asian
3.1%
5
Any other White background
1.8%
3
Any other ethnic group
1.2%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
16.6%
27 of
163 pupils
4.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
38.0%
22.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
81.0%
Reading
7.2 pts above England
School
81.0%
Melton
77.6%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
57.0%
Writing
13.3 pts below England
School
57.0%
Melton
67.7%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
62.0%
Maths
10.0 pts below England
School
62.0%
Melton
74.4%
East Midlands
71.5%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.48%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.74 pts
lower than
England
School
5.48%
Melton
4.83%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.11%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.70 pts
lower than
England
School
11.11%
Melton
9.10%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.74%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.06 pts
lower than
England
School
0.74%
Melton
0.82%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
77.6%
10.6 pts
below England
Old Dalby Church of England Primary School
77.6%
Melton
84.2%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.