West Gate School, Leicester
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
West Gate School creates a nurturing, inclusive environment where every child's individual needs are carefully understood and met. Staff are highly trained and use a supportive, relational approach that helps pupils manage emotions and develop independence. The school offers enriching opportunities including specialist music sessions and community involvement that build confidence and prepare pupils well for their next steps.
Key Strengths
- Excellent attendance support with a specialist team providing tailored help to families
- Strong behaviour culture based on relationships, with very low suspensions and exclusions
- Highly effective inclusion practices with responsive, personalised support for complex needs
- Exceptional personal development programme with music and enrichment opportunities
- Emotionally supportive environment with sensory spaces and therapeutic activities
Areas for Improvement
- Aligning targets more closely to assessment frameworks to strengthen consistency
- Strengthening sequencing in some curriculum areas to make small-step progression clearer
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and acted upon, and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Music sessions, sporting activities, creative and cultural opportunities, community performances, visits to local care home, sensory theatre, access to school dog
West Gate School is a highly inclusive special school where children and young people thrive, with strong leadership focused on delivering an ambitious curriculum that promotes independence and prepares pupils well for adult life.
At a Glance
50.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 0%. Maths has remained stable at around 0%. Writing has remained stable at around 0%.
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Over capacity
199 pupils
200 capacity
1 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Leicester
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Leicester
Admissions Demand - Leicester
Places available
4,611
Applications
4,655
Got 1st preference
82.2%
Got preferred school
95.9%
Secondary admissions across Leicester (2025/26)
Inspection History(17)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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Pupil Absence2024/25
9.70703%
Overall absence
28.57143%
Persistent absence
168
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
West Gate School
Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy
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