Millgate School
18a Scott Street, Leicester, LE2 6DW
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 7 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DISCOVERY SCHOOLS ACADEMIES TRUST LTD
- Executive Headteacher
- Miss Helen Louisa Robinson
- Sponsor
- Discovery Schools Academies Trust Ltd
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Leicester South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 125
- Pupils on roll
- 123
- URN
- 148165
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162704922
About this school
Millgate School is a special academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 7 to 16 and has 123 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Millgate 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
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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Millgate School (URN 120362).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 | 12 | 8 |
| 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 | 13% | 17% | 25% |
| Expected standard in maths | 7% | 0% | 13% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 7% | 17% | 25% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 92.0 | 94.0 | 93.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 91.0 | 92.0 | 90.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -11.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 | 19 | 22 | 17 |
| Attainment 8 score | 15.6 | 14.8 | 13.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.31 -2.03 to -0.60 | -0.89 -1.51 to -0.27 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 5.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 16% | 0% | 11.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
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 Millgate 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 | 15.6 | 40.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 14.8 | 42.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 13 | 46.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 18.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 19.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 21.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 125 |
| 2023/24 | 130 |
| 2024/25 | 124 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report27 November 2024
- 10 December 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 82.26%
- English as an additional language
- 1.6%
- Overall absence
- 21.2%
- Persistent absence
- 53.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leicester Partnership School0.7 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Leicester
-
University of Leicester0.8 miles
Universities · Leicester
-
St Crispin's School0.9 miles
Independent schools · Leicester
-
The Goldhill Learning Foundation1.0 miles
Special schools · Leicester
-
Leicester Islamic Academy1.0 miles
Independent 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
- Netherhall Mead Academy Academies
- Oaklands School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Millgate School teach?
- Millgate School teaches children aged 7 to 16. It is a special school in Leicester.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Millgate School?
- The executive headteacher of Millgate School is Miss Helen Louisa Robinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Millgate School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Millgate 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 Millgate School?
- Millgate School has 123 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 16.
- Is Millgate School full?
- Millgate School has capacity for 125 pupils and 123 on roll (98%), 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 Millgate School a faith school?
- No. Millgate School has no designated religious character.
- Is Millgate School part of an academy trust?
- Millgate School is part of DISCOVERY SCHOOLS ACADEMIES TRUST LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Millgate School have?
- The schools register lists Millgate School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Millgate 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 Millgate School's absence rate?
- Millgate School's overall absence rate is 21.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Millgate School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Millgate 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 10 July 2026.