Ellesmere CollegeWest Gate School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Leicester.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Ellesmere College and West Gate School in Leicester.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Ellesmere College was judged the expected standard and West Gate School was judged strong.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 0.0% for Ellesmere College and 0.0% for West Gate School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Ellesmere College (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at West Gate School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LeicesterEllesmere College | LeicesterWest Gate School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | |
| School type | Community special school | Foundation special school | |
| Age range | 4-19 | 4-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 441 | 199 | |
| Capacity | 426 | 200 | |
| Location | Leicester, LE3 2FD | Leicester, LE3 6DG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Cohort | 34 | 16 | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 0.0% | 0.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 436 | 200 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 47.8% | 47.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 27.8% | 36.5% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.2% | 9.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 30.9% | 28.6% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Ellesmere College
West Gate School
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