Sherard Primary School is a mainstream primary school with an SEN unit in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, for children and young people aged 2 to 11. Its SEN unit has 43 places with special educational needs.
- Ages 2–11
- 443 pupils
- Ofsted: Good
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with an SEN unit
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- An SEN unit, 43 places, 40 pupils
- Pupils
- 443
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helena Blumfield (Headteacher)
- Part of
- Mowbray Education Trust Limited
- Council
- Leicestershire
- School reference (URN)
- 145083
Needs its base supports
1 need
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
It also lists other needs. Ask the school what these are.
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Leicestershire council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
Ticks stay on this device, so you can use them on the day.
Ofsted
Rated Good, January 2022
Rated Good at its last graded inspection, in January 2022.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Contact and getting there
Grange Drive, Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School) Special school · Ages 4–19 · Ofsted: Good 0.0 miles
- Include-Welby Grange Independent · Ages 11–16 2.7 miles
- Captains Close Primary School Mainstream + base · Ages 3–11 3.7 miles
All SEND schools in Leicestershire
By need in Leicestershire: Autism (20) · Speech and language (15) · Moderate learning (12) · SEMH (8) · Severe learning (7) · Multi-sensory (7) · Hearing (6) · Vision (6) · PMLD (5) · Dyslexia and SpLD (5) · Physical (5)
Questions about Sherard Primary School
How do I get a place in Sherard Primary School’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What ages does Sherard Primary School take?
Aged 2 to 11, boys and girls.
What is Sherard Primary School’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2022 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is Sherard Primary School?
Grange Drive, Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA, in Leicestershire.
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