Millgate School

State-Funded School

millgate-school-leicester-east-midlands-148165

East MidlandsRegion

LeicesterLocal Authority

Leicester SouthConstituency

LE2 6DWPostcode

7.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Millgate School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 7–16, located in Leicester, East Midlands.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 123 pupils. Millgate School is part of DISCOVERY SCHOOLS ACADEMIES TRUST LTD.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 13
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 5.9%
EBacc average point score: 0.48

Ethnicity

White

79%

Asian

Black

Mixed

15%

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

123

Total Pupils

84%Boys

16%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

85%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 7 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 123
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: DISCOVERY SCHOOLS ACADEMIES TRUST LTD

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 27 November 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
3 Feb 2020	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding

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.