Catherine Infant School is a mainstream primary school with an SEN unit in Leicester for children and young people aged 3 to 7. Its SEN unit has 10 places for autism.
- Ages 3–7
- 378 pupils
- Ofsted: Outstanding
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with an SEN unit
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- An SEN unit, 10 places, 10 pupils
- Pupils
- 378
- Headteacher
- Mr Mitesh Madhaw (Headteacher)
- Council
- Leicester
- School reference (URN)
- 120002
Needs its base supports
1 need: autism
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Communication and interaction
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Leicester council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Rated Outstanding, November 2019; standards maintained (February 2025)
Rated Outstanding at its last graded inspection, in November 2019.
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- Early yearsOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
Since then: Standards maintained (ungraded inspection, February 2025).
Contact and getting there
Ulverscroft Road, Leicester, LE4 6BY
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Directions: Walk Public transport Drive
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Shenton Primary School Mainstream + base · Ages 3–11 · Ofsted: Good 0.4 miles
- Rushey Mead Primary School Mainstream + base · Ages 3–11 · Ofsted: Good 0.7 miles
- Spark Vale Academy Independent · Ages 11–18 · Ofsted: Inadequate 0.8 miles
By need in Leicester: Autism (18) · Speech and language (17) · SEMH (5) · Severe learning (5) · Moderate learning (4) · PMLD (2) · Physical (2)
Questions about Catherine Infant School
How do I get a place in Catherine Infant School’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What needs does Catherine Infant School support?
Autism. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Catherine Infant School take?
Aged 3 to 7, boys and girls.
What is Catherine Infant School’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in February 2025 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is Catherine Infant School?
Ulverscroft Road, Leicester, LE4 6BY, in Leicester.
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