# Ellesmere College

Ellesmere College is a special school in Leicester, for pupils aged 4 to 19.

It had 441 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E130371. [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Community special school
- Ages: 4 to 19
- Pupils: 441
- Council: Leicester
- URN: 130371

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 6 May 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Not applicable
- Post-16 provision: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Ellesmere College met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Leicester and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Leicester | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 105 |

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Leicester | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | Does not apply to this school | 46.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 45.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 63.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 47 | – | – |

Ellesmere College teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Caldecote Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/caldecote-community-primary-school-e132211): 840 m. Primary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ravenhurst Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ravenhurst-primary-school-e149371): 910 m. Primary. Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Mary's Fields Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-fields-academy-e150622): 980 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), January 2023, before the school changed. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Folville Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/folville-junior-school-e120034): 990 m. Primary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Granby Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/granby-primary-school-e120006): 1 km. Primary. Good (overall), May 2023. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Fullhurst Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fullhurst-community-college-e120298): 1.3 km. Secondary. Good (overall), September 2023. Attainment 8 of 39.0 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/130371)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/130371)

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