Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy, Leicester
Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Leicester, part of L.e.a.d. Academy Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 37th-highest of the 138 schools in Leicester with published results, and 4,333rd of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Leicestershire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy in detail
Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include choir and STEM.
The school runs after-school care.
Coming up: an open day on Monday 9 November 2026 at 9.30am and an open day on Tuesday 12 January 2027 at 9.30am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Leicestershire
Clubs (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 77% in Leicestershire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 90% in reading and 86% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy
For September 2026 entry, 66 families put Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy as their first choice and 111 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 10 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy are Ravenhurst Primary School (0.4 miles, 71% reading, 69% maths); Kingsway Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 64% reading, 60% maths); Caldecote Community Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 89% reading, 84% maths); and Folville Junior School (1.1 miles, Good, 78% reading, 78% maths).
Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Ravenhurst Primary SchoolKingsway Primary SchoolCaldecote Community Primary SchoolFolville Junior School
The trust
Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy is one of 27 schools run by L.e.a.d. Academy Trust, an academy trust.
What parents say
51 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy (as of September 2025): 94% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 77% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (98%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (77%).
Who goes there
27.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (36%), Asian (34%) and Mixed (11%).
In 2026, 42 pupils (9.3%) received SEN support and 14 (3.1%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Station Approach, about 2.7 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Watergate Lane (outside), 300 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 239 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Leicestershire (58), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy are The Winstanley School (0.6 miles) and Brockington College (1.7 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; 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
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from October 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school has improved significantly.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy excels at teaching children to read and helping them develop advanced vocabulary that supports their writing. The school provides outstanding support for pupils with special educational needs, ensuring they fully access the ambitious curriculum and participate in competitive sports events. Children thrive in a safe, respectful environment where behaviour is excellent and staff know how to support each pupil's wellbeing.
Key Strengths
- Excellent teaching of phonics and reading, with pupils becoming confident and fluent readers
- Ambitious curriculum with a strong focus on developing pupils' vocabulary and language skills
- Highly effective support for pupils with special educational needs, enabling them to access the curriculum and represent the school in tournaments
- Strong personal development programme including leadership roles, safety education, and healthy living initiatives
- Very good behaviour and respectful relationships throughout the school
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with the school creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports tournaments, school council activities, e-safety champions programme, pyjama day fundraising, visits to places of worship, kitchen classroom for cooking, breakfast club, after-school club
Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy is a primary school where pupils are happy and thrive, with the overwhelming majority of parents praising the school highly. Evidence suggests the school's work has improved significantly across all areas since the previous inspection.
At a Glance
22.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
51 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 90% to 83% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 83% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 83% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.8
Avg class size
29.6
Infant (KS1)
30.0
KS2
11
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy is in Leicestershire; for families living there:
- Leicestershire's school travel policy: Mainstream School Transport for 5 to 16 year olds
- How to apply: Request for school transport on medical grounds form PDF, 359.48 KB Opens new window
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
2 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 Leicestershire is 3 (the median across 329 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 Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Full
420 pupils
420 places
No spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Leicester
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Leicester
Across Leicestershire council
Places available
8,574
Applications
6,827
Got 1st preference
94.0%
Got preferred school
99.3%
All primary applications across Leicestershire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(4)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
42
SEN Support
14
EHC Plans
12.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
453
Total Pupils
254
Boys
199
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
20
Teachers
22.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,748
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,955
Per pupil
£2317k
Total funding
£127k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.9%
Overall absence
7.1%
Persistent absence
366
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
Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy
Questions parents ask about Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy
What are SATs results like at Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy?
Of the pupils at Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 83% reached the expected standard in reading and 83% did so in maths.
What is Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy's Ofsted rating?
Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2014, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy is oversubscribed, Leicestershire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy?
Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy?
Classes at Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy average 29.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy?
Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy has around 453 pupils on roll. 23% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy?
3.9% of sessions were missed at Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy in 2024/25. 7.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy?
Apply through Leicestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming Millfield 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.
How many road collisions happen near Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 2 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 Leicestershire is 3 (the median across 329 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy?
Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy is at Hat Road, Braunstone Town, Leicester, LE3 2WF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)