East Leake Academy, Loughborough

In 2026, pupils at East Leake Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.6 in Nottinghamshire and 47 across England.

50% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Nottinghamshire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 50.4.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.07: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 40, against 51.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 184 families put East Leake Academy as their first choice and 337 named it as one of their preferences, for 206 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to East Leake Academy are Limehurst Academy (4.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.4); The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form (4.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.3); De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire (5.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 57.5); and Charnwood College (5.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.6).

East Leake Academy's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

East Leake Academy is one of 16 schools run by Diverse Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.2 in 2024/25.

201 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about East Leake Academy (as of September 2025): 72% would recommend the school, 74% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (82%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).

Of the 174 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 49% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 75 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 68% went on to university or other higher education, 7% to apprenticeships and 20% into work. 23% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

5.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (82%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 193 pupils (17.3%) received SEN support and 20 (1.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of East Leake Academy.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is East Leake Academy Bus Park (in), 190 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 35 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Nottinghamshire (101).

In 2024/25, East Leake Academy issued 255 suspensions, 23.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 8 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to East Leake Academy are Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery School (under 0.1 miles), Brookside Primary School (0.5 miles), Millside Spencer Academy (0.8 miles) and Costock CofE Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.