The Place Independent School
Other independent special school · Ages 5–18 · Leicestershire
The Place Independent School is an independent special school in Leicestershire for ages 5–18.
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Key facts
- Address
- Hill Farm, Belvoir Road, Bottesford, NG13 0EA
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5–18
- Council
- Leicestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 68 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- z of pupils eligible
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Strengths
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are positive.”
- “Staff are passionate and ambitious for all pupils to succeed.”
- “Staff take time to get to know pupils.”
To improve
- “However, teachers do not always provide an effective range of activities to support pupils’ progress through the curriculum.”
- “For example, in mathematics lessons, teachers do not always provide sufficient opportunities for pupils to develop their reasoning skills.”
- “In English lessons, there is not enough time dedicated to allowing pupils opportunities to undertake extended writing.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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