Ash Lea Academy, Cotgrave
Ash Lea Academy is a special school for pupils aged 3 to 18 in Cotgrave, part of Raleigh Education Trust.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Ash Lea Academy in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Ash Lea Academy are Ash Lea School (under 0.1 miles, Good); Venture Learning (4.2 miles, Good); Easthorpe School (4.3 miles, Outstanding, selective); and Rosehill School (5.3 miles, Outstanding).
Ash Lea SchoolVenture LearningEasthorpe SchoolRosehill School
The trust
Ash Lea Academy is one of 7 schools run by Raleigh Education Trust, an academy trust.
Where pupils go next
Of the 7 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 86% stayed in education or training for at least two terms.
Who goes there
Ash Lea Academy has a SEN unit for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties: 104 places, 104 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Radcliffe (Notts) Rail Station, about 2.8 miles away in a straight line.
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is White Furrows (opposite), 120 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Ash Lea Academy stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 23 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Nottinghamshire (101).
Sources: DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ash Lea Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Ash Lea School (URN 122957), it was rated Good in October 2019. See Ash Lea School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
SEN unit: SpLD, Vision, Other +9
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Keep up with Ash Lea Academy
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Ash Lea Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Ash Lea Academy is in Nottinghamshire; for families living there:
- Nottinghamshire's school travel policy: Under 16 Transport Policy 2026-2027
- How to apply: Apply for under 16 travel assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 12
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 9 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Nottinghamshire is 10 (the median across 370 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Cotgrave
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Cotgrave
Across Nottinghamshire council
Places available
9,842
Applications
9,200
Got 1st preference
92.5%
Got preferred school
98.5%
All secondary applications across Nottinghamshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Special educational needs provision
Ash Lea Academy has a SEN unit for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties: 104 places, 104 pupils on roll.
Source: Get Information about Schools (GIAS), Department for Education.
Absence at Ash Lea School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published for Ash Lea School (URN 122957), the school Ash Lea Academy replaced. There are no figures for Ash Lea Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
8.0%
Overall absence
27.1%
Persistent absence
85
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Questions parents ask about Ash Lea Academy
What is Ash Lea Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ash Lea Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Ash Lea School (URN 122957), it was rated Good in October 2019.
What is the catchment area for Ash Lea Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Ash Lea Academy is oversubscribed, Nottinghamshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Does Ash Lea Academy have specialist SEN provision?
Ash Lea Academy has a SEN unit for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties: 104 places, 104 pupils on roll.
How do I apply to Ash Lea Academy?
Apply through Nottinghamshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Ash Lea Academy on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Ash Lea Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 9 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Nottinghamshire is 10 (the median across 370 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ash Lea Academy?
Ash Lea Academy is at Owthorpe Road, Cotgrave, Nottinghamshire, NG12 3PA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)