West Gate School

Glenfield Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 6DG

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About this school

West Gate School is a Foundation special school serving special age pupils, located in Leicester, Leicestershire. The school has 200 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 22 June 2021). Last inspected 3 March 2026. The Headteacher is Rhian Richardson. The school is administered by Leicester local authority. It belongs to The WELL (Wellbeing, Enterprise, Leadership and Learning) Trust. It opened in 1 January 2006.

School details

Headteacher

Rhian Richardson

Trust

The WELL (Wellbeing, Enterprise, Leadership and Learning) Trust

Local authority

Leicester

Gender

Mixed

URN

131099

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at West Gate School are handled by the school or the local authority (Leicester). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

• Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.

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SATs Performance (Key Stage 2)

• The expected standard means pupils reached the level the Department for Education expects in reading, writing and maths combined by the end of primary school.
• The higher standard means pupils achieved a high score in reading and maths and were working at greater depth in writing.

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