SF School Facts UK

Special school in Leicestershire

The Place Independent School

Hill Farm, Belvoir Road, NG13 0EA

Sixth form
School website 01949844440

Ofsted

Ofsted has not published an inspection outcome for this school.

This is usual for schools that have opened recently, and for most independent schools, which are inspected by ISI or another approved body rather than Ofsted.

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
68
Places
80
How full
85% full — 68 of 80 places taken
Girls / boys
23 / 45
Free school meals, last 6 years
0%

England 25.7%

English as an additional language
Not published
With an EHC plan
100%

England 3.5%

On SEN support
0%

England 15%

The neighbourhood around the school

Census 2021 figures for Melton 001A, 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
39%

England 33.8%

Adults with no qualifications
13%

England 18.3%

Households owning their home
85%

England 62.7%

Households in social housing
4%

England 17%

Households with no car
6%

England 21.9%

Adults economically inactive
43%

England 39.9%

School details

Type
Other independent special school
Phase
Special
Ages
Ages 5–18
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
No
Boarding
Day school
Headteacher
Headteacher: Charlotte Hardy
Local authority
Leicestershire
Ward
Bottesford
Constituency
Melton and Syston
URN
142939

The unique reference number used in all official school data.

Nearest special schools

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8Distance
Esland Grantham SchoolOther independent special school No grade 8.2 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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