West Gate School
Glenfield Road, Leicester, LE3 6DG
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Foundation special school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- The WELL (Wellbeing, Enterprise, Leadership and Learning) Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rhian Richardson
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Leicester West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 200
- Pupils on roll
- 199
- URN
- 131099
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162552187
About this school
West Gate School is a foundation special school in Leicester. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 199 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected West Gate School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected 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 | 9 | 16 | 11 |
| 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 | -5.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.60 | - | - |
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 | 10 | 19 | 16 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.8 | 1.7 | - |
| Progress 8 score | -1.41 -2.28 to -0.53 | -1.41 -2.07 to -0.76 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 5.3% | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 5.3% | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.3 | 0.1 | - |
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 West Gate 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 | Leicester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1.8 | 40.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 1.7 | 42.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 46.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 186 |
| 2023/24 | 202 |
| 2024/25 | 200 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report3 March 2026
- 22 June 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 47.56%
- English as an additional language
- 36.5%
- Overall absence
- 9.71%
- Persistent absence
- 28.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Educ8 Leicestershire0.7 miles
Special schools · Leicester
-
Cherryleas Assessment Centre0.7 miles
Other types · Leicester
-
Emmanuel Christian School1.0 miles
Independent schools · Braunstone
-
De Montfort University1.4 miles
Universities · Leicester
-
Indie Education1.6 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 ages does West Gate School teach?
- West Gate School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of West Gate School?
- The headteacher of West Gate School is Mrs Rhian Richardson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has West Gate School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected West Gate 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 many pupils are at West Gate School?
- West Gate School has 199 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is West Gate School full?
- West Gate School has capacity for 200 pupils and 199 on roll (100%), 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 West Gate School a faith school?
- No. West Gate School has no designated religious character.
- Is West Gate School part of an academy trust?
- West Gate School is part of The WELL (Wellbeing, Enterprise, Leadership and Learning) Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does West Gate School have?
- The schools register lists West Gate School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have West Gate 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 is West Gate School's absence rate?
- West Gate School's overall absence rate is 9.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are West Gate School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, West Gate 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.