ALP Leicester, Leicester
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
ALP Leicester excels at creating a warm, inclusive environment where every pupil receives personalised support tailored to their needs. The school has excellent expectations for what pupils can achieve and equips them well for their futures through work experience and career links woven throughout the curriculum. Pupils' personal development is a real strength, with high-quality pastoral support and enriching experiences including residential trips and outdoor activities.
Key Strengths
- Highly personalised support based on deep knowledge of each pupil's needs and EHC plans
- Strong focus on reading with pupils accessing matched phonics books and frequent reading opportunities across the curriculum
- Comprehensive personal development curriculum including PSHE, online safety, visits to places of worship and inclusive attitudes towards diversity
- Well-designed, broad and balanced curriculum with functional skills and vocational qualifications to prepare pupils for adulthood
- Caring, skilled staff team that helps pupils feel safe and supported
Areas for Improvement
- Some staff do not consistently use the school's recommended teaching strategies, leaving pupils unclear about how to succeed
- Staff sometimes fail to check learning closely enough in lessons, meaning pupils' misconceptions are not resolved
- The school does not identify and respond quickly enough to reasons for repeated absence, allowing some pupils to miss too much school
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with strong policies and procedures in place, consistently implemented across the school.
Extracurricular Activities
Robot workshops, rock band club, paddle boarding, residential trips, outdoor and adventurous activities, school council, eco-committee, visits to places of worship
ALP Leicester is a warm, friendly special school for pupils with autism and social, emotional and mental health needs. The school provides a nurturing environment where pupils feel happy, valued and make good progress from their starting points.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
80%
Available places
44 pupils
55 capacity
11 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Leicester
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Leicester
Admissions Demand - Leicestershire
Places available
8,594
Applications
7,352
Got 1st preference
92.0%
Got preferred school
98.4%
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
ALP Leicester
Riverside Community Primary School Birstall
Highcliffe Primary School and Community Centre
Hallam Fields, Birstall
Glebelands Primary School
Church Hill Infant School
Church Hill Church of England Junior School
Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy
Rothley Church of England Primary School
Eastfield Primary School
Mowmacre Hill Primary School
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