Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Newark, Nottinghamshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.68 miles
Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy is a primary school in Newark, Nottinghamshire for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 22 March 2023. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. 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 |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.68 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 1 earlier figure.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.68 miles away, the 30th shortest of 256 Nottinghamshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The Reception last distance for 2026 was further from the school than in 2025 and about the same as in 2020, having swung sharply between some years.
- There were 25 first-choice applications for 25 offers for Reception 2026, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Wolsey Road, Newark, NG24 2BQ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Nottinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 195 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 22 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils feel happy and safe at this school.”
- “Parents who shared a view described a welcoming environment, approachable staff and a place in which their children flourish.”
- “Leaders have high expectations about what pupils can achieve academically.”
To improve
- “Some pupils who would benefit from engaging with more complex concepts do not always get the opportunity to do so.”
- “They are less secure in their understanding of protected characteristics.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 63% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 25 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 25 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 primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Nottinghamshire.
- Newark Flying High Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Winthorpe Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Mount CofE Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Barnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery school 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Christ Church C of E Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Catholic Voluntary Academy 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- The King's Church of England Primary Academy 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
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