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John Ferneley College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Scalford Road, Melton Mowbray LE13 1LH · johnferneley.org · 01664 565901
On the mapSearch near LE13 1LH
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Leicestershire 46.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,170
- 70 over 1,100 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 19.2%
- First language not English
- 5.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 139 families put the school first and 159 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 159 | 139 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 221 | 123 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 234 | 127 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 258 | 180 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 207 | 173 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.8, and 37.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Leicestershire it was 46.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼37.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ●63.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼27.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.75 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 35.6 | +8 |
| Sixth form college | 1.7 | −0.3 |
| Further education | 47.2 | −8.1 |
| Other education | 1.3 | +0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.7 | −1 |
| Employment | 2.6 | −1.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.6 | +2.3 |
| Activity not captured | 1.3 | +0.5 |
Ofsted
John Ferneley College was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 16 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 16 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Dec 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
48% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (183 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 48%
- Replies
- 183
- 15% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 51% who had a child bullied
based on 37 parents (20%) with SEND