The Goldhill Learning Foundation
The Goldhill Learning Foundation is an independent special school in Leicester for boys and girls aged 7 to 14. It has 32 pupils and room for 33.
Goldhill Adventure Playground, Windley Road, Leicester, LE2 6TL0116 283 6350thegoldhilllearningfoundation.comMrs Stephanie Turnbull headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2024: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
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 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 32 | 7 |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy | Academy | 590 m | 203 | Good 2023 | 27 | Compare |
| Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School | Academy | 670 m | 979 | Report card 2026 | 17 | Compare |
| Water Leys Primary School | Council | 700 m | 402 | Good 2024 | 32 | Compare |
| Marriott Primary School | Council | 910 m | 421 | Good 2022 | 8 | Compare |
| Fairfield Community Primary School | Academy | 950 m | 227 | Report card 2026 | 32 | Compare |
| Lancaster Academy | Academy | 980 m | 883 | Good 2024 | 21 | Compare |
| Sir Jonathan North Girls' College | Academy | 0.7 miles | 1,115 | No overall grade 2025 | 85 | Compare |
| Overdale Infant School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 352 | No overall grade 2025 | 32 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Goldhill Learning Foundation a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score The Goldhill Learning Foundation yet.
How many pupils does The Goldhill Learning Foundation have?
32 pupils aged 7 to 14 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 33 places, so it is 97% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Goldhill Adventure Playground, Windley Road, Leicester, LE2 6TL
- Telephone
- 0116 283 6350
- Website
- www.thegoldhilllearningfoundation.com
- Headteacher
- Mrs Stephanie Turnbull
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 7-14
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Ward
- Eyres Monsell
- Constituency
- Leicester South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 12 July 2024 (new provision)
- URN
- 150812 · LAESTAB 8566036
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.
- 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.