Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy is a primary school located in Newark. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 18/01/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Wolsey Road, Newark, NG24 2BQ
Website: www.bishopalexanderacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01636680040
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Nottinghamshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Nicky Spencelayh
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140544

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 18/01/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 267
Number of Boys: 139
Number of Girls: 128

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -6.4 Confidence interval -8.2 to -4.5
Writing
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -1.6 to 1.9
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.5 Confidence interval -5.1 to -1.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:21%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:93
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:97
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy
Wolsey Road , NG24 2BQ
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery School
Warburton Street , NG24 1LT
3out of 4 1,558 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Winthorpe Primary School
Thoroughfare Lane , Winthorpe NG24 2NN
- not rated 1,838 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Mount CofE Primary and Nursery School
Kings Road , NG24 1EW
3out of 4 2,034 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Barnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery school
John Gold Avenue , NG24 1RU
4out of 4 2,555 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Magnus Church of England Academy
Earp Avenue , NG24 4AB
3out of 4 3,044 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highfields School
London Road , NG24 3AL
- not rated 3,252 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.