Old Leake Primary Academy

Old Leake Primary Academy is performing securely overall, with all inspected areas meeting the expected standard and safeguarding standards met. This was the school’s first inspection since opening as an academy in November 2022, and it is part of the Voyage Education Partnership. Leaders have a clear vision that pupils are well known and supported, and pupils achieve well from their relative starting points, including disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND. Outcomes overall do not differ significantly from national benchmarks, and the school prioritises phonics, handwriting and early mathematics so pupils are prepared for the next stage. Behaviour is generally positive, serious incidents are rare, and suspensions have reduced notably. Attendance has improved, although published figures have been affected by pupils who left the school and had not yet enrolled elsewhere. The curriculum is well planned and taught well, SEND and disadvantaged pupil support are strong, and leadership, governance and trust support are effective. Pupils benefit from a broad personal development programme, strong careers education, and valued pupil voice. Key areas for further work include making early years adult interactions consistently high quality, continuing to embed work on attendance so published rates consistently align with national figures, and clarifying the behaviour policy around low-level poor behaviour and how it is managed, recorded and evaluated. Overall, this is a school with a secure foundation, effective leadership and a clear capacity to improve further.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve well from their relative starting points, including disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND.
• Phonics, handwriting and the basics of mathematics are prioritised from an early stage.
• Pupils who develop gaps in essential knowledge receive timely support to address them.
• Attendance systems are robust and have reduced overall absence and persistent absence over time.
• Serious poor behaviour, including bullying, is rare, and behaviour support plans have a positive impact.
• Suspension rates have reduced notably from previously high levels.
• The curriculum is well planned and sequenced across all subjects and clearly sets out what pupils should know and remember.
• Teaching is generally strong, with teachers checking learning and addressing gaps swiftly.
• Pupils with SEND are well supported and receive the help needed to learn the same curriculum as their peers.
• The early years curriculum is well organised and focuses on reading, writing, mathematics, communication and language.
• The school accurately identifies and supports the needs of disadvantaged pupils, looked after children and pupils with SEND.
• Leaders have an accurate view of the school and use robust quality assurance to act on improvement areas.
• Staff feel well supported, workload and well-being are considered, and staff benefit from a wide range of training.
• The trust provides a good balance of challenge and support, and governance is well organised.
• The personal development programme, PSHE curriculum and careers education are broad, well organised and effective.
• Pupils are proud of their school, take roles seriously and contribute through the school council and other responsibilities.

Areas for Improvement

• Adults’ interactions with children in the early years are inconsistent and sometimes miss opportunities to embed and extend learning.
• Attendance rates have improved but published figures are not yet consistently in line with national averages.
• The behaviour policy does not make clear what constitutes low-level poor behaviour or how it will be managed, recorded and evaluated.
• There are minor inconsistencies in how well pupils pay attention in lessons.

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 Old Leake Primary Academy attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.4% 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, 2.1% of pupils at Old Leake Primary 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 Old Leake Primary Academy had 19.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.8% 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, 20.8% of pupils at Old Leake Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.7% 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 Old Leake Primary Academy received £8,785 and spent £8,167 for each of its 182 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £40,000 (£221 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of Voyage Education Partnership, income was £8,516 and spending £8,053 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 Boston · Lincolnshire local authority: places and applications

Old Leake Primary Academy is part of Voyage Education Partnership, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Fishtoft Academy Boston
• Haven High Academy Boston
• Park Academy Boston
• Boston Pioneers Free School Academy Boston
• Carlton Road Academy Boston
• Staniland Academy Boston
• Gosberton Academy Spalding
• Gedney Church End Primary Academy Spalding
• Helpringham Primary Academy Sleaford
• Wygate Park Academy Spalding

What is Old Leake Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Old Leake Primary Academy is Expected standard, from an inspection in July 2026.

When was Old Leake Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Old Leake Primary Academy was last inspected in July 2026.

How many pupils does Old Leake Primary Academy have?

Old Leake Primary Academy has 168 pupils on roll.

What age range does Old Leake Primary Academy cover?

Old Leake Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Old Leake Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Old Leake Primary Academy?

Old Leake Primary Academy is at Old Main Road, Old Leake, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE22 9HR.