Ellesmere College
40 Braunstone Lane East, Leicester, LE3 2FD
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Co-Principal
- Principal Stephanie Beale
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Leicester West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 426
- Pupils on roll
- 441
- URN
- 130371
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162894242
About this school
Ellesmere College is a community special school in Leicester. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 441 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 41 | 24 | 27 |
| 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 | 2% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | - | - |
| Reading progress | -9.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -9.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -8.20 | - | - |
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 | 42 | 36 | 34 |
| 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 Ellesmere College 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 | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 418 |
| 2023/24 | 435 |
| 2024/25 | 436 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 47.81%
- English as an additional language
- 27.8%
- Overall absence
- 10.17%
- Persistent absence
- 30.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cherryleas Assessment Centre1.3 miles
Other types · Leicester
-
Emmanuel Christian School1.3 miles
Independent schools · Braunstone
-
Millgate School1.5 miles
Academies · Leicester
-
The Children's Hospital School1.6 miles
Special schools · Leicester
-
De Montfort University1.7 miles
Universities · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
- ALP Leicester Special schools
- Ash Field Academy Academies
- Educ8 Leicestershire 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
- Oaklands School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Ellesmere College teach?
- Ellesmere College teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Leicester.
- Who is the co-principal of Ellesmere College?
- The co-principal of Ellesmere College is Principal Stephanie Beale, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ellesmere College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ellesmere College, 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 Ellesmere College?
- Ellesmere College has 441 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Ellesmere College full?
- Ellesmere College has capacity for 426 pupils and 441 on roll (104%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ellesmere College a faith school?
- No. Ellesmere College has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Ellesmere College have?
- The schools register lists Ellesmere College'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; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Ellesmere College'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 is Ellesmere College's absence rate?
- Ellesmere College's overall absence rate is 10.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ellesmere College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ellesmere College'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 15 July 2026.