School profile
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Grange Drive, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1HA
Overview
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School) is a special / send school (academy special converter) in Melton Mowbray, East Midlands, for pupils aged 4–19. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.
School details
- Official establishment type
- Academy special converter
- Establishment group
- Academies
- Age range
- Ages 4–19
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Sixth form
- Yes
- School capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 246
- URN
- 152239
Admissions
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Academy trust or group
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Official performance data
School performance
Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.
DfE has not published results for this school under its current identity.
Previous school performance
These results relate to a predecessor school that operated before the current establishment. They are not results for the school under its current identity.
| Measure | School |
|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths — meeting the expected standard | 0% |
| Reading, writing & maths — achieving a higher standard | 0% |
| Measure | School |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 8.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths | 0% |
| Entering the EBacc | 0% |
Source: Department for Education · School performance data.
Official inspection data
Ofsted inspections
Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.
Other recent inspection activity
These visits do not carry a graded judgement.
Ungraded inspection
Inspected 17 April 2024 · Published 12 May 2024
Outcome: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
This inspection relates to a predecessor school, Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School). It is not a judgement about the school under its current identity.
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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school
SEND and additional needs
Types of special educational need recorded in the official dataset. These describe recorded provision, not a judgement of quality.
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
- VI - Visual Impairment
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
- PD - Physical Disability
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Location
- Address
- Grange Drive, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1HA
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
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