The Lady Byron School
The Cedars, 11 High Street, Fleckney, LE8 8AJ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 17
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anika Collins
- Constituency
- South Leicestershire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 67
- Pupils on roll
- 27
- URN
- 148424
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01164670811
About this school
The Lady Byron School is an independent special school in Leicestershire. It teaches children aged 5 to 17 and has 27 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Lady Byron School under its current framework. 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
The Lady Byron School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in April 2021, 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 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 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 Lady Byron 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 17 |
| 2023/24 | 21 |
| 2024/25 | 24 |
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
- 27
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
White Stacks Outdoor Learning Centre1.1 miles
Special schools · Leicester
-
LGS Stoneygate2.2 miles
Independent schools · Leicester
-
Leicester Grammar School Trust2.7 miles
Independent schools · Leicester
-
Wigston Birkett House Community Special School4.3 miles
Academies · Leics
-
Foxfields Academy5.1 miles
Free Schools · Blaby
Common questions
- What year groups does The Lady Byron School teach?
- The Lady Byron School teaches children aged 5 to 17. It is a special school in Leicestershire.
- Who is the headteacher of The Lady Byron School?
- The headteacher of The Lady Byron School is Mrs Anika Collins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Lady Byron School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Lady Byron 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 Lady Byron School?
- The Lady Byron School has 27 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 17.
- Is The Lady Byron School full?
- The Lady Byron School has capacity for 67 pupils and 27 on roll (40%), 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 Lady Byron School a faith school?
- No. The Lady Byron School has no designated religious character.
- What are The Lady Byron School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Lady Byron 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.