Exeter A Learning Community Academy

Exeter A Learning Community Academy has shown strong overall performance during its first inspection, achieving a 'Good' rating across multiple domains, with early years provision rated as 'Outstanding'. The commitment of leaders to remove barriers to success is evident, and there is a clear focus on core values that foster a positive learning environment. The curriculum is well-structured, and staff demonstrate effectiveness in teaching and supporting pupils, particularly in early reading and personal development aspects. However, inconsistencies in pupil behavior during non-classroom times indicate areas for improvement.

Strengths

• Leaders demonstrate strong commitment to improving the school.
• Curriculum is ambitious and well-implemented.
• Early years provision is outstanding.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Strong emphasis on personal development and other life skills.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent behavior of some pupils during playtime and lunchtime.
• Some pupils display unkind behavior, affecting peers' enjoyment of social times.

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 Exeter A Learning Community Academy attended 93.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.3% 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, 1.5% of pupils at Exeter A Learning Community 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 Exeter A Learning Community Academy had 24.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 23.5% 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, 21.9% of pupils at Exeter A Learning Community Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.9% 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 Exeter A Learning Community Academy received £7,622 and spent £7,093 for each of its 479 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £118,000 (£245 per pupil).

Across all 20 schools of Inspiring Futures Through Learning, income was £6,729 and spending £6,481 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 Corby · North Northamptonshire local authority: places and applications

Exeter A Learning Community Academy is part of Inspiring Futures Through Learning, which runs 22 schools. The nearest others:

• Woodnewton- A Learning Community Corby
• Priors Hall - A Learning Community Corby
• Lavendon School Olney
• Olney Middle School Olney
• Olney Infant Academy Olney
• Portfields Primary School Newport Pagnell
• Brooklands Farm Primary School Milton Keynes
• St Mary and St Giles Church of England School Milton Keynes
• Two Mile Ash School Milton Keynes
• Fairfields Primary School Milton Keynes

What is Exeter A Learning Community Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Exeter A Learning Community Academy is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Exeter A Learning Community Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Exeter A Learning Community Academy was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Exeter A Learning Community Academy have?

Exeter A Learning Community Academy has 466 pupils on roll.

What age range does Exeter A Learning Community Academy cover?

Exeter A Learning Community Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Exeter A Learning Community Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 35% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Exeter A Learning Community Academy?

Exeter A Learning Community Academy is at Brayford Avenue, Brayford Avenue, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN18 8DL.