Special school in Leicester
The Children's Hospital School
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 5WW
Ofsted
Remained Outstanding at its last ungraded inspection, on 4 October 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Exam results
Special schools serve pupils whose needs the standard measures were not designed to describe, so results are not shown or ranked here.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 112
- Girls / boys
- 75 / 37
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Leicester 040F, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 31%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 11%
- Households owning their home
- 5%
- Households in social housing
- 63%
- Households with no car
- 69%
- Adults economically inactive
- 59%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Foundation special school
- Phase
- Special
- Ages
- Ages 2–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- The WELL (Wellbeing, Enterprise, Leadership and Learning) Trust
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Stephen Deadman
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Ward
- Castle
- Constituency
- Leicester South
- URN
- 120363
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest special schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller House SchoolOther independent special school | No grade | — | 1.6 mi |
| Ellesmere CollegeCommunity special school | No grade | — | 1.6 mi |
| West Gate SchoolFoundation special school | No grade | — | 1.6 mi |
| Spark Vale AcademyOther independent special school | No grade | — | 2.1 mi |
| The Goldhill Learning FoundationOther independent special school | No grade | — | 2.2 mi |
| Educ8 LeicestershireOther independent special school | No grade | — | 2.4 mi |
| Oaklands SchoolCommunity special school | Good 2024 | — | 2.7 mi |
| Wolfdale SchoolOther independent special school | No grade | — | 3.8 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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