Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)

Key facts

Phase

All-through

Type

Academy special converter

Ages

4 to 19

Intake

Mixed

Pupils

246 of 240 places

Local authority

Leicestershire

Sixth form

Yes

SEN provision

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

Trust

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Ofsted

Grange Drive, Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA

Admissions

• How to apply (opens in a new tab)

  You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.

• Leicestershire admissions (opens in a new tab)

  The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.

• If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)

  You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.

• This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)

  Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.

Contact

Headteacher

Philip Leaney

Address

Grange Drive, Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA

Telephone

01664483340

Website

www.birchwoodschool.co.uk (opens in a new tab)