The Glapton Academy, Nottingham
The Glapton Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Nottingham, part of L.e.a.d. Academy Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 65th-highest of the 191 schools in Nottingham with published results, and 4,602nd of 14,452 across England. It was 70% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2013)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Nottingham (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
The Glapton Academy in detail
The Glapton Academy in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "We wish to warmly welcome your child to our school and welcome you and your family to the wonderful school community of Glapton L.E.A.D. Academy. As head teacher at a L.E.A.D."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, cricket, athletics, gymnastics, basketball, multi-sports and dance.
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.
Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 18 November 2026 and an open day on Friday 4 December 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Nottingham
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils at The Glapton Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 73% in Nottingham and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 76% in reading and 75% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at The Glapton Academy
For September 2026 entry, 22 families put The Glapton Academy as their first choice and 61 named it as one of their preferences, for 25 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to The Glapton Academy are Whitegate Primary and Nursery School (0.4 miles, Good, 80% reading, 78% maths); Dovecote Primary and Nursery School (0.5 miles, Good, 50% reading, 33% maths); Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 94% reading, 84% maths); and The Milford Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 83% reading, 86% maths).
The Glapton Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
Whitegate Primary and Nursery SchoolDovecote Primary and Nursery SchoolBlessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolThe Milford Academy
The trust
The Glapton Academy is one of 27 schools run by L.e.a.d. Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Clifton Centre Tram Stop, about 590 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Dalehead Road, 110 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Glapton Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 225 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 Nottingham (391).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, The Glapton Academy issued 3 suspensions, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals 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 · 4 years agoThis judgement is from June 2013, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2013 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
30.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 76% to 85% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 75% to 80% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 76% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.9
Avg class size
9
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
Keep up with The Glapton Academy
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near The Glapton Academy.
- Premier After School Club @ The Milford Academy940m away · Not yet graded
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to The Glapton Academy, with their latest published grades:
- Willow Tree Preschool and Holiday Club - Day nursery, under 0.1 milesOfsted, 11 August 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Little Toes Day Nursery Clifton - Day nursery, 0.5 milesOfsted, 14 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Silverdale Playgroup - Day nursery, 0.9 milesOfsted, 24 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Ruddington Day Nursery - Day nursery, 1.3 milesOfsted, 4 February 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
- Ducklings Beeston - Day nursery, 1.5 milesOfsted report card, 8 May 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Term dates
The Glapton 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
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to The Glapton Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. The Glapton 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
- 25
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 8
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 25 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 17 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
The typical figure for schools in Nottingham is 37 (the median across 119 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at The Glapton Academy
Will you get a place at The Glapton Academy?
For 2026 entry it had 22 first choices for 25 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
70%
Available places
296 pupils
420 places
124 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
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
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Clifton Primary planning area (Nottingham) will have 630 spare primary places in 2027/28.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
61
SEN Support
13
EHC Plans
22.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
325
Total Pupils
174
Boys
151
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
16
Teachers
20.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,696
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,571
Per pupil
£1809k
Total funding
£109k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.0%
Overall absence
14.1%
Persistent absence
283
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
The Glapton Academy
Questions parents ask about The Glapton Academy
What are SATs results like at The Glapton Academy?
Of the pupils at The Glapton Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 85% reached the expected standard in reading and 80% did so in maths.
What is The Glapton Academy's Ofsted rating?
The Glapton Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2023, was ungraded. At its last graded inspection, in June 2013, it was rated Good.
Is it hard to get a place at The Glapton Academy?
The Glapton Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 70% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at The Glapton Academy?
Classes at The Glapton Academy average 28.9 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils.
How many pupils go to The Glapton Academy?
The Glapton Academy has around 325 pupils on roll. 31% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at The Glapton Academy?
5% of sessions were missed at The Glapton Academy in 2024/25. 14.1% of pupils were persistently absent.
Does The Glapton Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of The Glapton Academy: Premier After School Club @ The Milford Academy (940m away, registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near The Glapton Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 25 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 17 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. The typical figure for schools in Nottingham is 37 (the median across 119 schools, same distance and years).
Where is The Glapton Academy?
The Glapton Academy is at Glapton Lane, Clifton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG11 8EA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)