East Leake Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Loughborough, Nottinghamshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
9.934 miles
Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
East Leake Academy is a secondary school in Loughborough, Nottinghamshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 October 2024. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
East Leake Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 9.934 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 9.934 miles away, the 3rd longest of 39 Nottinghamshire secondary schools with a published last distance.
- 118 of the 337 Year 7 applications (35%) in 2026 came from families living outside Nottinghamshire, and 56 offers went to them.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 184 first-choice applications for 206 offers; 183 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
- 58% reached grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25 (England 45%), 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Nottinghamshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Nottinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Lantern Lane, East Leake, Loughborough, LE12 6QN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Nottinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,118 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 October 2024
Strengths
- “This school fosters an environment where all staff are dedicated to achieving the very best for their pupils.”
- “School leaders have clearly communicated the school’s core values, aiming for all pupils to feel empowered, respected and cared for.”
- “The school has high aspirations for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
To improve
- “However, outside the classroom, not all pupils demonstrate mutual respect and, as a result, some pupils feel they are treated differently by their peers.”
- “However, this practice is not always consistent.”
- “In some lessons, misconceptions are not identified early enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 58% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 50.4 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 184 first-preference applications, 206 offers in total, 183 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Nottinghamshire.
- The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form 4.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Chilwell School 5.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rushcliffe Spencer Academy 5.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The West Bridgford School 5.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Becket School 6.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Alderman White School 6.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- George Spencer Academy 7.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Bramcote College 7.8 mi Good Last distance published
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