Ellesmere College, Leicester

Overview

Ellesmere College is a special / send school (community special school) in Leicester, East Midlands, for pupils aged 4–19. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type: Community special school
Establishment group: Special schools
Age range: Ages 4–19
Gender of entry: Mixed
Boarding: No boarders
Sixth form: Yes
School capacity: 426
Pupils on roll: 441
URN: 130371

Admissions

Local authority: Leicester

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Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

Primary

2024/25 results

This is a special school. National performance measures are designed for mainstream schools and often do not reflect the needs of pupils here, so only the figures DfE publishes for this school are listed below.

Primary results 2024/25
Measure	School
Grammar, punctuation & spelling — meeting the expected standard	0%
Grammar, punctuation & spelling — achieving a high score	0%
Maths — meeting the expected standard	0%
Maths — achieving a high score	0%
Reading — meeting the expected standard	0%
Reading — achieving a high score	0%
Reading, writing & maths — meeting the expected standard	0%
Reading, writing & maths — achieving a higher standard	0%
Science — meeting the expected standard	0%
Writing — meeting the expected standard	0%
Writing — working at greater depth	0%

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 6 May 2026 · Published 24 June 2026

Renewed education inspection framework

Safeguarding standards: Met
Inclusion: Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
Achievement: Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
Early years (where applicable): Not applicable
Post-16 provision (where applicable): Strong standard
Leadership and governance: Expected standard

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Other recent inspection activity

These visits do not carry a graded judgement and do not replace the inspection above.

Ungraded inspection
Inspected 5 May 2022 · Published 28 June 2022
Outcome: School remains Good

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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

SEND and additional needs

Types of special educational need recorded in the official dataset. These describe recorded provision, not a judgement of quality.

SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
VI - Visual Impairment
HI - Hearing Impairment
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty

Location

Address: 40 Braunstone Lane East, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 2FD
Local authority: Leicester
Area: Schools in Blaby

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