Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy, Nottingham
Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Nottingham, part of L.e.a.d. Academy Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2020. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in April 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 100th-highest of the 191 schools in Nottingham with published results, and 6,834th of 14,452 across England. It was 77% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2020)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Nottingham (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy in detail
Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy in its own words
In its own words: "I would like to extend a warm welcome to Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy. I am humbled, proud and privileged to be the Head of School at our continuously developing and rapidly transforming school. At Jubilee, we inspire learners and develop leaders through our continuous support and development of all."
From the headteacher's welcome: "I would like to extend a warm welcome to all and I encourage you to visit our school if you are seeking a place for your child to thrive. I am humbled, proud and privileged to be the Head of School at a school where pupils are at the heart of every decision we make."
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.
Coming up: an open day on Friday 30 October 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
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Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils at Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 73% in Nottingham and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 71% in reading and 75% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy
For September 2026 entry, 32 families put Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy as their first choice and 58 named it as one of their preferences, for 34 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy are Brocklewood Primary and Nursery School (0.1 miles, Good, 64% reading, 63% maths); Bluecoat Primary Academy (0.2 miles, Good, 70% reading, 64% maths); Glenbrook Spencer Academy (0.3 miles, Good, 73% reading, 75% maths); and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 98% reading, 98% maths).
Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Brocklewood Primary and Nursery SchoolBluecoat Primary AcademyGlenbrook Spencer AcademySt Teresa's Catholic Primary School
The trust
Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy is one of 27 schools run by L.e.a.d. Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
50.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 32% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (39%), Asian (20%) and Black (17%).
In 2026, 100 pupils (29.1%) received SEN support and 9 (2.6%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Phoenix Park Tram Stop, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Highwood Avenue, 150 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy issued 7 suspensions, 2.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy are Bluecoat Beechdale Academy (0.4 miles), The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy (0.4 miles), Nottingham Girls' Academy (0.7 miles) and Nottingham University Samworth Academy (0.8 miles).
Bluecoat Beechdale AcademyThe Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary AcademyNottingham Girls' AcademyNottingham University Samworth Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from January 2020, 6 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's April 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This is a warm, welcoming school where every child is valued and supported to succeed. Teachers have strong subject knowledge and pupils - including those with additional needs - work hard and achieve well. The school goes above and beyond with enrichment activities, leadership opportunities, and personalised support to help every child flourish.
Key Strengths
- Strong focus on reading with skilled delivery of phonics and excellent support for pupils new to English or the school
- Excellent personal development provision including visits to Parliament, sports stadiums, and local arena performances
- Effective support for pupils with SEND, including a specialist resource provision called 'The Nest' where pupils thrive
- Consistently positive pupil behaviour and attitudes that start from Reception year
- Rich opportunities for leadership through roles like job shop leaders, prefects, and playleaders
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistent checking of pupils' work means some mistakes and misconceptions are not caught quickly enough
- Need to ensure misconceptions are corrected consistently across the school so pupils' learning is as secure as possible
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with staff and pupils demonstrating a strong commitment to keeping children safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Jubilee's Got Talent, visits to Parliament, sports stadiums, singing in local arena, breakfast club, after-school club, job shop, prefect roles, playleader roles
Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy is a nurturing primary school where pupils flourish and feel safe, with staff who care deeply about their well-being. The school has maintained the good standards from its previous inspection and continues to go from strength to strength.
At a Glance
50.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 71% to 81% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 75% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 72% to 78% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.1
Avg class size
19.5
Infant (KS1)
28.0
KS2
13
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Before and after school care
Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Nottingham
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy.
- YMCA Childcare - St Teresas560m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Nottingham's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy is in Nottingham; for families living there:
Apply to Nottingham for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 31
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 7
- Children hurt
- 11
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 31 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 7 serious and 23 slight.
11 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise.
9 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 Nottingham is 37 (the median across 119 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
Your chances of a place at Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
77%
Available places
323 pupils
420 places
97 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Nottingham
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Nottingham
Across Nottingham council
Places available
3,880
Applications
2,934
Got 1st preference
94.9%
Got preferred school
98.9%
All primary applications across Nottingham council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(4)
Ungraded inspection: Standards have been maintained.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
100
SEN Support
9
EHC Plans
31.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
344
Total Pupils
182
Boys
162
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
18
Teachers
19.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,686
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,382
Per pupil
£2463k
Total funding
£247k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.4%
Overall absence
12.0%
Persistent absence
325
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy
What are SATs results like at Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy?
Of the pupils at Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 81% reached the expected standard in reading and 75% did so in maths.
What is Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy's Ofsted rating?
Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in January 2020, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy is oversubscribed, Nottingham allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy?
Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 77% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy?
Classes at Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy average 24.1 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy?
Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy has around 344 pupils on roll. 51% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy?
4.4% of sessions were missed at Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy in 2024/25. 12% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy?
Apply through Nottingham's coordinated admissions process, naming Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy: YMCA Childcare - St Teresas (560m away, registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 31 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 7 serious and 23 slight. 11 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise. 9 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 Nottingham is 37 (the median across 119 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy?
Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy is at Highwood Avenue, Bilborough, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8 3AF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)