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Millgate School

Academy special converter · Mixed · Leicester

18a Scott Street, Leicester, LE2 6DW

Website 01162704922

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Outstanding

Graded 10/12/2019

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

78.8%

54.0% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

123

Capacity used

Nearly full

98%

125 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Academy special converter
Age range
7–16
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Helen Louisa Robinson
Address
18a Scott Street, Leicester, LE2 6DW
Phone
01162704922
Local authority
Leicester
Ward / constituency
Castle · Leicester South
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
148165

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals85%——
English as additional language2%——
SEN support0%——
84% boys (103)16% girls (20)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

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123 pupils · 125 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    27 November 2024

    Ungraded inspection

    Standards maintained
  2. 19

    10 December 2019

    Full graded inspection

    Outstanding overall effectiveness
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationOutstanding
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 126 pupils

Attendance

78.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

21.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

54.0%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

10.3%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

9.1%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

48%
21/22
47%
22/23
57%
23/24
54%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard0%
-62% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard25%
-50% vs England
Higher standard0%
-33% vs England
Average score93
-13 vs England

Writing

Expected standard0%
-72% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard13%
-61% vs England
Higher standard0%
-26% vs England
Average score90
-15 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard25%
-48% vs England
Higher standard0%
-30% vs England
Average score93
-12 vs England

Science

Expected standard0%
-82% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

020230202402025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)0%61%
Higher standard0%8%

GCSE results over time

17.2202215.6202314.82024132025

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 81346
Grade 5+ English & maths5.9%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths11.8%65%
Entering EBacc0%40%
EBacc average point score0.484.1
Pupils in cohort17—

Results by subject

Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.

GCSE

Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
English Language220%5%23%
Biology90%11%22%
Mathematics90%22%22%
Art and Design90%33%44%
English Literature80%0%13%
Statistics20%0%0%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.