United Kingdom · East Midlands · Local Authority
Melton
Non-metropolitan district · East Midlands, England · population ~51k · 29 state-funded schools
The signature
How Melton ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£33,784/yr
Very low
Worse than 97% of UK LAs
House price
£270,000
Mid-range
Around UK average
Rent
£790/mo
Affordable
Better than 75% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,430/yr
Mid
Around UK average
Crime
60.3/1k
Low
Better than 69% of UK LAs
Deprivation
12.5
Low
Better than 80% of UK LAs
Schools
93.1%
Mid
Around UK average
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
29 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
27 of 29 (93.1%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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29 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 29 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Ferneley College | Secondary | 1,194 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Long Field Spencer Academy | Secondary | 935 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Priory Belvoir Academy | Secondary | 693 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Brownlow Primary School | Primary | 530 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sherard Primary School | Primary | 395 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre | Primary | 365 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School) | Special | 245 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Saint Francis Catholic Primary School | Primary | 205 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bottesford Church of England Primary School | Primary | 203 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Grove Primary School | Primary | 193 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Mary's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 191 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Asfordby Hill Primary School | Primary | 189 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Gaddesby Primary School | Primary | 184 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Captains Close Primary School | Primary | 159 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Old Dalby Church of England Primary School | Primary | 158 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Great Dalby School | Primary | 135 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Frisby Church of England Primary School | Primary | 115 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Stathern Primary School | Primary | 102 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Waltham on the Wolds Church of England Primary School | Primary | 98 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Harby Church of England Primary School | Primary | 80 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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