East Leake Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Loughborough, Nottinghamshire County Council, teaching 1,118 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded quality of education as Good at its most recent inspection in October 2024. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 50.4 (England 46.1). Its 2025–2026 calendar lists 13 holidays and 4 INSET days.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for East Leake Academy.

Latest inspection
Graded inspection No single overall grade (Sept 2024+)

From September 2024 Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. These are the graded judgement areas from the latest inspection.

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour & attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership & managementGood
Sixth formGood
S5 Inspection · Inspected 1 Oct 2024 · Published 10 Nov 2024
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Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate

Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for East Leake Academy.

East Leake Academy term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

August 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 25 Academy Holiday
  • 26–29 Academy Holiday
September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 Inset Day
  • 2 Inset Day
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 27–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
November 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 22–31 Christmas Holiday
  • 22–31 Academy Holiday
  • 25 Christmas Day (Public Holiday)
  • 26 Boxing Day (Public Holiday)
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–2 Christmas Holiday
  • 1 New Year’s Day (Public Holiday)
  • 1–2 Academy Holiday
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 30–31 Easter Holiday
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–10 Easter Holiday
  • 3 Good Friday (Public Holiday)
  • 6 Easter Monday (Public Holiday)
  • 6–17 Academy Holiday
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 25 Spring Bank Holiday
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 23–31 Summer Holiday
  • 23 Inset Day
  • 24 Inset Day
  • 27–31 Academy Holiday
August 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–28 Summer Holiday

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Inset Day Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
  • Inset Day Sep 2, 2025 Inset Day
  • Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
  • Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
  • New Year’s Day (Public Holiday) Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Holiday Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
  • Good Friday (Public Holiday) Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Monday (Public Holiday) Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Holiday Jul 23 - Aug 28, 2026 Holiday
  • Inset Day Jul 23, 2026 Inset Day
  • Inset Day Jul 24, 2026 Inset Day
  • Academy Holiday Aug 25, 2025 Holiday
  • Academy Holiday Aug 26-29, 2025 Holiday
  • Academy Holiday Dec 22-31, 2025 Holiday
  • Academy Holiday Jan 1-2, 2026 Holiday
  • Academy Holiday Apr 6-17, 2026 Holiday
  • Academy Holiday Jul 27-31, 2026 Holiday
  • Christmas Day (Public Holiday) Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
  • Boxing Day (Public Holiday) Dec 26, 2025 Holiday

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
50.4 Attainment 8 England 46.1 Top 23%
57.8% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4% Top 18%
33.47 A level average score England 35
25.1% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare East Leake Academy with Nottinghamshire County Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 50.4 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Nottinghamshire County Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 50.4
Nottinghamshire County Council 46.8 England 46.1 +4.3 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 57.8%
Nottinghamshire County Council 46.9% England 45.4% +12.4 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 33.4
Nottinghamshire County Council 33.9 England 34.9 -1.5 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 20
Nottinghamshire County Council 16.9 England 15.5 +4.5 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 15%
Nottinghamshire County Council 23.6% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 173
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 33.47 A level average point score

Results for students finishing post-16 study.

This school Nottinghamshire County Council England

A level average point score · Per entry, 50 = A* 33.47
Nottinghamshire County Council 34.65 England 35 -1.5 vs England
A level students · Small cohorts swing wildly 49
Attendance 25.1% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Nottinghamshire County Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 25.1%
Nottinghamshire County Council 16.6% England 17.8% +7.3 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 8.9%
Nottinghamshire County Council 6.5% England 6.8% +2.2 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 93% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Nottinghamshire County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 93%
Nottinghamshire County Council 92% England 92% +1 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 77%
Nottinghamshire County Council 82% England 83% -6 vs England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 91% In education, apprenticeship or work

Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.

This school Nottinghamshire County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 91%
Nottinghamshire County Council 84% England 79% +12 vs England
Went to higher education 54%
Nottinghamshire County Council 40% England 37% +17 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for East Leake Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to East Leake Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.