Maplewell Hall School
Maplewell Road, Woodhouse Eaves, Loughborough, LE12 8QY
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Jason Brooks
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Mid Leicestershire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 340
- Pupils on roll
- 326
- URN
- 120348
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01509890237
About this school
Maplewell Hall School is a community special school in Loughborough. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 326 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 39 | 38 | 46 |
| Attainment 8 score | 11.9 | 14.3 | 15.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.30 -1.78 to -0.83 | -0.80 -1.26 to -0.34 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 8% | 2.6% | 4.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 10% | 10.5% | 13% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Maplewell Hall School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.9 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 14.3 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 15.9 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 294 |
| 2023/24 | 307 |
| 2024/25 | 294 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 14 February 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report11 March 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.37%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- Overall absence
- 8.84%
- Persistent absence
- 24.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Nanpantan Hall Nurture Centre2.6 miles
Special schools
-
Woodside Lodge Outdoor Learning Centre3.0 miles
Special schools · Leicestershire
-
Ashmount School3.3 miles
Special schools · Loughborough
-
Wolfdale School3.3 miles
Special schools · Leicestershire
-
Hardwick House School3.4 miles
Special schools
Other schools in Loughborough
- Ashmount School Special schools
- Bowman Academy Free Schools
- Compass Community School Mountfields Park Special schools
- Quorn Hall School Special schools
- Sense College Loughborough Other types
- Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School Primary
- Belton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Booth Wood Academy Primary
- Brookside Primary School Primary
- Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School Primary
- Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School Primary
- Cobden Primary School & Community Centre Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Maplewell Hall School teach?
- Maplewell Hall School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Loughborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Maplewell Hall School?
- The headteacher of Maplewell Hall School is Mr Jason Brooks, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Maplewell Hall School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Maplewell Hall School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Maplewell Hall School?
- Maplewell Hall School has 326 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Maplewell Hall School full?
- Maplewell Hall School has capacity for 340 pupils and 326 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Maplewell Hall School a faith school?
- No. Maplewell Hall School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Maplewell Hall School have?
- The schools register lists Maplewell Hall School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Maplewell Hall School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 11.9 in 2022/23 and 15.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Maplewell Hall School's absence rate?
- Maplewell Hall School's overall absence rate is 8.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Maplewell Hall School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Maplewell Hall School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.