The Children's Hospital School
The Children's Hospital School is a foundation special school in Leicester for boys and girls aged 2 to 19. It has 112 pupils. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2023.
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, LE1 5WW0116 229 8137childrenshospitalschool.leicester.sch.ukMr Stephen Deadman headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 4 October 2023 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Outstanding overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
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.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2021 | 2019 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 112 | 58 | 92 | 102 | 132 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 32% | 24% | 27% | – | – |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | 0% | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 83% | 74% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 14% | 10% | 12% | 10% |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 7 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 0%, compared with 71% for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers |
|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 71% | 57% |
| Education | 71% | 57% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 0% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 29% | 14% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2013 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other special 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazel Community Primary School | Council | 510 m | 410 | Report card 2026 | 65 | Compare |
| De Montfort University | Higher education institutions | 540 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Leicester College | Further education | 570 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Beauchamp City Sixth Form | Free schools 16 to 19 | 580 m | 1,041 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Leicester Therapeutic School | Independent | 770 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Avicenna School | Independent | 900 m | 27 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| University of Leicester | Higher education institutions | 990 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| King Richard III Infant and Nursery School | Council | 0.7 miles | 269 | Requires improvement 2024 | 3 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Children's Hospital School a good school?
The Children's Hospital School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in October 2023.
What is The Children's Hospital School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Children's Hospital School outstanding at its last full inspection on 4 October 2023.
How many pupils does The Children's Hospital School have?
112 pupils aged 2 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, LE1 5WW
- Telephone
- 0116 229 8137
- Website
- www.childrenshospitalschool.leicester.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Stephen Deadman
- Type of school
- Foundation special school (Foundation special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 2-19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- The WELL (Wellbeing, Enterprise, Leadership and Learning) Trust (2 schools)
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Ward
- Castle
- Constituency
- Leicester South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 120363 · LAESTAB 8565951 · UKPRN 10008160
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 2013.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- 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.