Sycamore Academy

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

NottinghamLocal Authority

Nottingham EastConstituency

NG3 4QPPostcode

3.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Sycamore Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Nottingham, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 466 pupils. Sycamore Academy is part of L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 55%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

21%

Asian

Black

25%

Mixed

12%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

36%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

466

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

47%

England average

27%

First language not English

64%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 466
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 12 June 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
10 Dec 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.