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Sycamore Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Paul Worley

corporate_fareL.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST

location_onNottingham, NG3 4QP

language Visit Website phone 1159155804

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

476

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Expected Standard

51%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Sycamore Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Nottingham, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Sycamore Academy is an academy converter in Nottingham, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 476 pupils on roll, of whom 49% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 51% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #48 of 74 primaries in Nottingham and #8,102 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 58%

Reading64% LA 69%

Writing68% LA 68%

Maths68% LA 69%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading75% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing71% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths67% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading67% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths69% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA -0.3

-3.1 to 0.6

1.0

Write

LA 0.5

-0.8 to 2.7

-1.7

Maths

LA 0.4

-3.4 to 0.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading60% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 72% · Eng 78%

Maths71% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA 0.7

-0.6 to 3.3

5.3

Write

LA 0.9

3.5 to 7.1

2.4

Maths

LA 1.0

0.7 to 4.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 58%

Reading72% LA 68%

Writing80% LA 71%

Maths84% LA 70%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA 0.7

-2.3 to 2.5

2.7

Write

LA 0.9

0.4 to 5

2.5

Maths

LA 1.1

0.3 to 4.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 June 2024

Inspection Report

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27 November 2018

Inspection Report

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19 November 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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14 February 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-11-27

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-11-19

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-01-28

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.1%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.8%(4 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 476 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.1%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	476	5	1.1%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	457	11	2.4%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	492	18	3.7%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	484	3	0.6%	0.7%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	469	3	0.6%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	490	4	0.8%	0.7%	1
2022/23 (Spring term)	476	2	0.4%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	469	0	0.0%	0.6%	2
2021/22 (Summer term)	501	6	1.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	472	1	0.2%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Autumn term)	450	3	0.7%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	486	4	0.8%	0.4%	1
2020/21 (Spring term)	464	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	459	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	492	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	492	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	482	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	509	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	478	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	453	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	457	0	0.0%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Spring term)	446	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	448	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	445	1	0.2%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Spring term)	442	0	0.0%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Autumn term)	428	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 30 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 17 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 17 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 16 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils