The Children's Hospital SchoolEllesmere College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Leicester.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares The Children's Hospital School and Ellesmere College in Leicester.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
The Children's Hospital School was judged Outstanding and Ellesmere College was judged the expected standard.
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).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LeicesterThe Children's Hospital School | LeicesterEllesmere College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Foundation special school | Community special school | |
| Age range | 2-19 | 4-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 112 | 441 | |
| Capacity | Not reported | 426 | |
| Location | Leicester, LE1 5WW | Leicester, LE3 2FD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Cohort | Not reported | 34 | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 0.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | Not reported | 436 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | Not reported | 47.8% | |
| English as an additional language | Not reported | 27.8% | |
| SEN support | Not reported | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | Not reported | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | Not reported | 10.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | Not reported | 30.9% | 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
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Ellesmere College
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