Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy

Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy continues to demonstrate good performance, with leaders maintaining high expectations for both academic achievement and pupil well-being. The school fosters a supportive environment where pupils feel happy and safe, and there are strong relationships between staff and students. The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, enabling pupils to develop their knowledge and skills effectively. Safeguarding measures are robust, with staff demonstrating a clear understanding of procedures and pupils being educated on keeping safe. Overall, the inspection reaffirmed the school's commitment to providing a nurturing learning environment for its young learners.

Strengths

• Strong relationships between staff and pupils
• Robust safeguarding practices
• Ambitious and well-structured curriculum
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• Positive pupil behavior and engagement in lessons
• Consistent teaching approaches in reading and phonics
• Involvement of pupils in leadership roles and school improvement initiatives

Areas for Improvement

• Lack of opportunities for some pupils to engage with complex concepts across the curriculum

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 Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy attended 93.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.0% 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, 2.3% of pupils at Bishop Alexander 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 Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy had 25.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 58.3% 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, 24.6% of pupils at Bishop Alexander 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 Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy received £9,389 and spent £8,854 for each of its 215 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £75,000 (£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 Newark · Nottinghamshire local authority: places and applications

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

• Witham St Hughs Academy Lincoln
• Manor Farm Academy Lincoln
• Waddington All Saints Academy Lincoln
• Hogarth Academy Nottingham
• Warren Primary Academy Nottingham
• St Ann's Well Academy Nottingham
• Windmill L.E.A.D. Academy Nottingham
• Sycamore Academy Nottingham
• Huntingdon Academy Nottingham
• Radford Primary School Academy Nottingham

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

The latest Ofsted rating for Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

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

Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy was last inspected in May 2023.

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

Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy has 195 pupils on roll.

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

Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy?

Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy is at Wolsey Road, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 2BQ.