Maplewell Hall School

State-Funded School

maplewell-hall-school-leicestershire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

LeicestershireLocal Authority

Mid LeicestershireConstituency

LE12 8QYPostcode

7.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Maplewell Hall School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–19, located in Leicestershire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 326 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 15.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 4.3%
EBacc average point score: 1.23

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

326

Total Pupils

66%Boys

34%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

36%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 326
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
30 Mar 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
10 Dec 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.