The Place Independent School
Hill Farm, Belvoir Road, Bottesford, Bottesford, NG13 0EAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
The Place Independent School is a special school in Bottesford for ages 5 to 18. It is one of the 324 schools in Leicestershire. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 12 March 2024, report published 30 April 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 12 March 2024
The school's values of 'be passionate, be brave, be caring and be ambitious' underpin all the school does. Pupils enjoy collecting reward 'tickets' or points when they demonstrate these values in their work and attitude. Relationships between staff and pupils are positive. Staff are passionate and ambitious for all pupils to succeed. Staff take time to get to know pupils. They understand their special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and interests well. Most pupils' behaviour improves the longer they are at the school. They are mostly respectful of staff and visitors. Pupils reflect on their emotions. They learn to regulate their feelings and behaviour. Class sizes are small and pupils benefit from individual support in lessons. Teachers can spend plenty of time working with each pupil. Most pupils engage well with their learning. Pupils say they feel happy and safe. The school provides a wealth of opportunities for pupils to develop their talents and interests through enrichment opportunities. This includes visits to local amenities and places of interest, such as museums and the library. Pupils especially enjoy opportunities to learn outdoors and be around the school's animals, such as Loki the dog, Truffles the pig, Eric the goat and the alpacas.
What the school should improve
- Curriculum implementation is not wholly consistent. In some subjects, some teachers do not consistently check on pupils' prior learning to identify gaps and misconceptions in pupils' knowledge. Some staff do not provide pupils with well- considered activities, including to help pupils to extend their reasoning skills or to complete extended pieces of writing. On such occasions, pupils do not achieve as highly as they might. The school must ensure that assessment processes and the delivery of the curriculum in all subjects are of an equally high quality, so that pupils learn as well as they should.
Pupil numbers and mix
68 pupils on roll, with places for 80
Schools near The Place Independent School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Bridge Academy | 7 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | Attainment 8: 4.1 |
| Greenfields Academy | 7 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 5.4 |
| Esland Grantham School | 8 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 0.6 |
| Newark Orchard School | 10 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Hope House School | 10 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Sector
- Independent
- Age range
- 5 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Charlotte Hardy
- Phone
- 01949844440
- Address
- Hill Farm, Belvoir Road, Bottesford, Bottesford, NG13 0EA
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- URN
- 142939
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.