Elmbrook School
Elmbrook School is a pupil referral unit in Leicester for boys and girls aged 5 to 11. It has 31 pupils. About 77 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2022.
231 Netherhall Road, Leicester, LE5 1DT0116 208 1470elmbrook.leicester.sch.ukMrs Nicola Anderson headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 24 May 2022, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
This inspection is more than 4 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Leicester council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (30), language and communications needs (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 31 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 17 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 77% | 83% | 88% | 79% | 72% | 65% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 3% | 0% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 61% | 29% | 7% | 61% | 41% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 39% | 71% | 93% | 39% | 59% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scraptoft Valley Primary School | Council | 90 m | 449 | Good 2022 | 7 | Compare |
| Orchard Mead Academy | Academy | 500 m | 1,007 | Report card 2026 | 12 | Compare |
| Netherhall Mead Academy | Academy | 500 m | 138 | Good 2022 | – | Compare |
| St Joseph's Catholic Academy | Academy | 530 m | 213 | Good 2022 | 35 | Compare |
| Keyham Lodge School | Academy | 600 m | 120 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Kestrel Mead Primary Academy | Academy | 760 m | 761 | Good 2024 | 75 | Compare |
| Thurnby Mead Primary Academy | Academy | 0.8 miles | 248 | Not inspected | 39 | Compare |
| Gateway Sixth Form College | Academy 16-19 converter | 0.8 miles | 0 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Elmbrook School a good school?
Elmbrook School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in May 2022.
What is Elmbrook School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Elmbrook School good at its last full inspection on 24 May 2022. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.
How many pupils does Elmbrook School have?
31 pupils aged 5 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026.
Does Elmbrook School have a breakfast club?
Yes. It is on the government's free breakfast club programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 231 Netherhall Road, Leicester, LE5 1DT
- Telephone
- 0116 208 1470
- Website
- www.elmbrook.leicester.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Anderson
- Free breakfast club
- Yes: on the government's programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school (listed since September 2026).
- Type of school
- Pupil referral unit (Pupil referral unit, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 5-11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Ward
- Humberstone & Hamilton
- Constituency
- Leicester East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 13 November 2000
- URN
- 132824 · LAESTAB 8561100 · UKPRN 10069436
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Breakfast club: DfE list of schools on the free breakfast club programme.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.