# West Gate School

West Gate School is a special school in Leicester, for pupils aged 4 to 19.

It had 199 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E131099. [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Foundation special school
- Ages: 4 to 19
- Pupils: 199
- Council: Leicester
- URN: 131099

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 3 March 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard
- Early years: Not applicable
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- 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 West Gate School 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 | 19 | – | – |

West Gate School 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.

- [Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-the-king-catholic-voluntary-academy-e146158): 490 m. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Dovelands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dovelands-primary-school-e130927): 640 m. Primary. Report card, September 2026: safeguarding met. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Inglehurst Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/inglehurst-infant-school-e150026): 800 m. Primary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
- [The Herewoode Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-herewoode-academy-e151607): 820 m. Secondary. School remains Good, June 2023. Attainment 8 of 38.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Parks Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parks-primary-school-e120088): 850 m. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Inglehurst Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/inglehurst-junior-school-e120016): 860 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/131099)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/131099)

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