What year groups does The Place Independent School teach?

The Place Independent School teaches children aged 5 to 18. It is a special school in Leicestershire.

Who is the headteacher of The Place Independent School?

The headteacher of The Place Independent School is Ms Charlotte Hardy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.

Has The Place Independent School been inspected?

Ofsted has not inspected The Place Independent 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 The Place Independent School?

The Place Independent School has 68 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 18.

Is The Place Independent School full?

The Place Independent School has capacity for 80 pupils and 68 on roll (85%), so it has space against 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 The Place Independent School a faith school?

No. The Place Independent School has no designated religious character.

What are The Place Independent School's exam results?

Where the Department for Education has published them, The Place Independent 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.

The Place Independent School

Hill Farm, Belvoir Road, NG13 0EA

Phase: Special schools
School type: Other independent special school
Ages: 5 to 18
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None
Headteacher: Ms Charlotte Hardy
Constituency: Melton and Syston
Setting: Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Capacity: 80
Pupils on roll: 68
URN: 142939
Local authority: Leicestershire
Website: School website
Telephone: 01949844440

About this school

The Place Independent School is an independent special school in Leicestershire. It teaches children aged 5 to 18 and has 68 pupils on roll.

Ofsted has not yet inspected The Place Independent School under its current framework. 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

The Place Independent School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 2016, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.

Exam results

Key stage 4 (GCSEs)

Measure	2022/23	2023/24	2024/25
Pupils at the end of key stage 4	2	3	9
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 The Place Independent School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.

Pupils on roll

Year	This school
2022/23	31
2023/24	46
2024/25	67

School census, spring count each academic year.

School context

From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.

Free school meals (last 6 years): 0%
Pupils with an EHC plan: 68
Pupils on SEN support: 0

Location

Nearby schools

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Independent schools · Grantham

6.9 miles
Newton Bridge Academy
Academies · Grantham

7.0 miles
Greenfields Academy
Academies · Grantham

7.0 miles
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Independent schools · Nottingham

7.2 miles
Springwell Alternative Academy Grantham
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7.2 miles

Common questions

What year groups does The Place Independent School teach?: The Place Independent School teaches children aged 5 to 18. It is a special school in Leicestershire.
Who is the headteacher of The Place Independent School?: The headteacher of The Place Independent School is Ms Charlotte Hardy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
Has The Place Independent School been inspected?: Ofsted has not inspected The Place Independent 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 The Place Independent School?: The Place Independent School has 68 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 18.
Is The Place Independent School full?: The Place Independent School has capacity for 80 pupils and 68 on roll (85%), so it has space against 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 The Place Independent School a faith school?: No. The Place Independent School has no designated religious character.
What are The Place Independent School's exam results?: Where the Department for Education has published them, The Place Independent 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 24 July 2026.