Ellesmere College
Community special school · Ages 4–19 · Leicester
Ellesmere College is a special school in Leicester for ages 4–19.
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Key facts
- Address
- 40 Braunstone Lane East, Leicester, LE3 2FD
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4–19
- Council
- Leicester
- Pupils on roll
- 441 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 47.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are welcomed into a calm and orderly school, where staff know them well and respond quickly to what they need.”
- “Staff greet pupils warmly when they arrive by taxi, bus or with parents and carers.”
- “They use well-established routines and a flexible start to the day so pupils settle safely and are ready to learn.”
To improve
- “The effectiveness of checks of pupils' achievement, including their in subject knowledge, across the wider curriculum is in development, particularly beyond early reading and in some classes.”
- “As a result, leaders do not have a consistently secure picture of how well pupils build and remember curriculum knowledge over time.”
- “However, beyond early reading and communication, some of the order of what staff should teach, and when, is imprecise.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 0% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Leicester.
- Emmanuel Christian School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Millgate School 1.5 mi Standards maintained
- Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Children's Hospital School 1.6 mi School remains Outstanding
- The Goldhill Learning Foundation 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- West Gate School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Crispin's School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Leicester Partnership School 2.2 mi Standards maintained