Cloudside Academy

State-Funded School

cloudside-academy-derbyshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

DerbyshireLocal Authority

ErewashConstituency

NG10 5DEPostcode

7.3

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Cloudside Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Derbyshire, East Midlands.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 261 pupils. Cloudside Academy is part of L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 Mar 2026 · published 13 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 71%
Higher standard: 10%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

261

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

48%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 261
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 Feb 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
28 Apr 2016	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.