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Melior Community Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Chandos Road, Scunthorpe DN17 1HA · melior.org.uk · 01724 868666
On the mapSearch near DN17 1HA
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.1
- average Attainment 8 score. North Lincolnshire 43.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 747
- 83% of 900 places
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 13.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 96 families put the school first and 111 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 | 111 | 96 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 156 | 130 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 180 | 169 | 0.9 | 95% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 168 | 137 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 203 | 151 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.1, and 43.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North Lincolnshire it was 43.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ●43.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼62.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼30.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.74 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.9 | — |
| Sixth form college | 25.2 | −12.3 |
| Further education | 54.1 | +17.3 |
| Other education | 1.9 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4 | +0.7 |
| Employment | 2.5 | −3.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.5 | −7.2 |
| Activity not captured | 2.5 | +1 |
Ofsted
Melior Community Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 21 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 21 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Dec 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
What parents said
64% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (33 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 64%
- Replies
- 33
- 4% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 91% who raised concerns
based on the 58% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (39%) with SEND