Nether Hall School
Keyham Lane West, Leicester, LE5 1RT
This school is closed (it closed in March 2025).
It was replaced by Netherhall Mead Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Foundation special school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Sarah Naylor
- SEN provision
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Leicester East
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 133
- Pupils on roll
- 136
- URN
- 120361
- Local authority
- Leicester
About this school
Nether Hall School was a foundation special school in Leicester. It taught children aged 4 to 19 and had 136 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Nether Hall School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 6 | 12 | 7 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -4.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Nether 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 | Leicester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 57.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 56.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 131 |
| 2023/24 | 133 |
| 2024/25 | 136 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.04%
- English as an additional language
- 63.2%
- Overall absence
- 10.84%
- Persistent absence
- 33.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Netherhall Mead Academy0.0 miles
Academies · Leicester
-
Elmbrook School0.3 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Leicester
-
Keyham Lodge School0.4 miles
Academies · Leicester
-
Oakham House1.6 miles
Other types · Leicester
-
Oaklands School1.9 miles
Special schools · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
- ALP Leicester Special schools
- Ash Field Academy Academies
- Educ8 Leicestershire Special schools
- Ellesmere College Special schools
- Elmbrook School Local authority maintained schools
- Indie Education Special schools
- Keyham Lodge School Academies
- Leicester Partnership School Local authority maintained schools
- Leicester Therapeutic School Special schools
- Miller House School Special schools
- Millgate School Academies
- Netherhall Mead Academy Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Nether Hall School teach?
- Nether Hall School taught children aged 4 to 19. It was a special school in Leicester.
- Has Nether Hall School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Nether Hall School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Nether Hall School?
- Nether Hall School had 136 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- How have Nether Hall School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Nether Hall School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Nether 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 8 July 2025.