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Maplewell Hall School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Community special school

Maplewell Road, Woodhouse Eaves, Loughborough LE12 8QY · maplewell.leics.sch.uk · 01509 890237

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Overview

Ofsted
Outstanding
2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
15.9
average Attainment 8 score. Leicestershire 46.2, England 46
Pupils
326
96% of 340 places
Local authority
Leicestershire
Sixth form
Yes
Free school meals
35.7%
First language not English
2.5%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 15.9, and 4.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Leicestershire it was 46.2, and across England 46.

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 9.1 (England 46.3)9.12017/18: 8.3 (England 46.5)8.32018/19: 7.5 (England 46.7)7.52021/22: 19.7 (England 48.8)19.72022/23: 11.9 (England 46.3)11.92023/24: 14.3 (England 45.9)14.32024/25: 15.9 (England 46.0)15.9England 46.0

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
Further education47.4+19.4
Other education50−10
Not in a lasting destination2.6−1.4

Ofsted

Maplewell Hall School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 14 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Outstanding
Inspected
14 Feb 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Sixth formOutstanding

Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Mar 2020

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Mar 2020Ungraded inspectionImproving
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding
  • Mar 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (34 replies, to 1 January 2024).

Recommend
91%
Replies
34
12% · 1 Jan 2024
Child is happy at school▲94% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲97% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲97% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲89% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well●89% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼79% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing●85% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▼85% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼83% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲91% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲81% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 88% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲71% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 38% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲88% agreeEngland 67%

based on 34 parents (100%) with SEND

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