Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy

Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy has shown significant improvement since its last inspection, with evidence suggesting it may excel in all areas by the time of its next graded inspection. Pupils are notably happy, engaged, and thriving in a supportive environment that prioritizes respect and personal development. The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, enabling pupils to acquire deep knowledge and skills, particularly in language and communication as well as reading. The strong emphasis on a range of extracurricular activities, healthy living, and leadership roles further enhances the overall educational experience for students.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and thrive in a supportive environment.
• The ambitious curriculum allows for deep knowledge acquisition.
• Effective promotion of language and communication skills throughout the school.
• Highly skilled staff support pupils to develop reading fluency and comprehension.
• Strong provision and support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• High attendance rates and effective measures to ensure pupils feel safe.
• Strong emphasis on personal development and extracurricular participation.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy had 24.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 9.3% of pupils at Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy received £6,837 and spent £6,996 for each of its 419 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £146,000 (£349 per pupil).

Across all 27 schools of L.E.A.D. Academy Trust, income was £8,020 and spending £8,028 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Leicester · Leicestershire local authority: places and applications

Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy is part of L.E.A.D. Academy Trust, which runs 27 schools. The nearest others:

• St Mary's Fields Academy 410
• Forest Lodge Academy Leicester
• Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy Leicester
• The Glapton Academy Nottingham
• Noel-Baker Academy Derby
• Cloudside Academy Nottingham
• Edna G. Olds Academy Nottingham
• Windmill L.E.A.D. Academy Nottingham
• Radford Primary School Academy Nottingham
• Huntingdon Academy Nottingham

What is Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy have?

Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy has 453 pupils on roll.

What age range does Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy cover?

Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy?

Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy is at Hat Road, Braunstone Town, Leicester, LE3 2WF.