All-through
Ellesmere College
40 Braunstone Lane East, Leicester, LE3 2FD
Key facts
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 441 of 426 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.4
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Sixth form
- Yes
- SEN provision
- 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
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 68.0
- All staff (FTE)
- 207.0
- Pupils per adult
- 2.1
- Pupils
- 435
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Sixth formStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
May 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)May 2017
Previous framework
Good
- Leadership and governanceGood
GCSE results
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 0% |
| 23/24 | 0% |
| 24/25 | 0% |
40 Braunstone Lane East, Leicester, LE3 2FD
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Leicester admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Co-Principal
- Stephanie Beale
- Address
- 40 Braunstone Lane East, Leicester, LE3 2FD
- Telephone
- 01162894242