West Gate School

Foundation special school · Ages 4–19 · Leicester

West Gate School is a special school in Leicester for ages 4–19.

Key facts

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

No Ofsted grade Inspected 3 March 2026

“West Gate School is a highly inclusive setting where children and young people thrive.”
“Pupils arrive each day to an environment where they are known, understood and welcomed.”
“From the earliest years through to post-16, they experience warm relationships with expert staff who recognise their individual needs and remove barriers.”

“Leaders recognise that aligning targets even more closely to assessment frameworks would strengthen consistency further.”
“Leaders recognise that sequencing in some areas of the curriculum could be strengthened further to make small-step progression even clearer.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 April 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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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Straight-line distance, in Leicester.